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How Will The Next Pope Be Elected?

Miles Pattenden, historian of the Catholic Church, University of Oxford

28-Apr-25 18:00

How Will The Next Pope Be Elected?

Following the passing of the late Pope Francis, the world turns its attention to the secretive process of choosing his successor. How exactly does a papal conclave work, and how much of what we see in films like Conclave is true? Historian Miles Pattenden joins us to separate fact from fiction, and explain what really goes on behind the Vatican’s closed doors.

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Produced by: Sudais Ferhard, Sharaad Kuttan

Presented by: Sharaad Kuttan


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Categories:  politics,  international,  History/Heritage

Tags:  conclave,  pope francis,  catholic church,  catholicism,  the vatican, 


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