#Latest news with #TheElectionofPopeFrancis:AnInsideAccountoftheConclavethatChangedHistoryAl Jazeera05-05-2025PoliticsAl JazeeraWhat could decide the election of the next pope?Cardinals of the Catholic Church are gathering in Rome to elect the next pope. Whether a moderniser or conservative wins, big challenges await – both within the church and on the global political stage. So what are they? And what could be the future direction of the church? Presenter: Folly Bah Thibault Guests: Gerard O'Connell – Vatican correspondent for America magazine and author of The Election of Pope Francis: An Inside Account of the Conclave that Changed History Michel Mondengele – Country director for Sierra Leone and Liberia for the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development Stan Chu Ilo – Research professor of world Catholicism at DePaul University and president of the Pan-African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Network
Al Jazeera05-05-2025PoliticsAl JazeeraWhat could decide the election of the next pope?Cardinals of the Catholic Church are gathering in Rome to elect the next pope. Whether a moderniser or conservative wins, big challenges await – both within the church and on the global political stage. So what are they? And what could be the future direction of the church? Presenter: Folly Bah Thibault Guests: Gerard O'Connell – Vatican correspondent for America magazine and author of The Election of Pope Francis: An Inside Account of the Conclave that Changed History Michel Mondengele – Country director for Sierra Leone and Liberia for the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development Stan Chu Ilo – Research professor of world Catholicism at DePaul University and president of the Pan-African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Network