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Apr 2025
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The Conclave is more than a referendum o...

AMERICA MEDIA
About this episode

America Magazine’s editors are on the ground in Rome covering the conclave to elect the next pope. As part of the coverage, the team is producing a new podcast episode every day and releasing it on Inside the Vatican and Jesuitical.

In today’s episode, the team discusses:

- The funeral of Pope Francis

- The cardinal’s decision to start the conclave on May 7

- The College of Cardinals by the numbers

- How the conclave is (and isn’t) a referendum on Pope Francis’ pontificate


Hosted by Sebastian Gomes, America’s executive editor of audio and video, and featuring commentary from “Inside the Vatican” co-hosts Colleen Dulle and Gerard O’Connell, Jesuitical hosts Zac Davis and Ashley McKinless, editor in chief Sam Sawyer, SJ, editor at large James Martin, SJ, and senior editor J.D. Long García.

Sign up for America’s exclusive “Conclave Diary” daily newsletter and get all of our extensive coverage at: AmericaMagazine.org

Links:

- Conclave to elect a new pope will start on May 7

- The three surprises of Pope Francis’ funeral

- Mourners from around the world flock to Rome to say goodbye to ‘pope of the people’

- Father James Martin: Don’t be afraid of the conclave—or the next pope

- The papal transition: What you need to know

- Cardinal Becciu will not participate in conclave following dispute over right to vote

- The prayer Rome needs right now: Come, Holy Spirit.

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