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Welcome to America magazine’s Conclave Podcast. Our editors are on the ground in Rome covering the conclave to elect the next pope.

In today’s episode from Rome, the team discusses:

  • The protocols being followed by the cardinals in conclave
  • The “habemus papam” moment, what the pope wears and other telling symbolic gestures
  • What happens in the days immediately following the election of a pope?

This episode features:

  • Sam Sawyer, S.J., America’s editor in chief
  • Colleen Dulle, co-host of America’s “Inside the Vatican” podcast
  • David Gibson, director of Fordham University’s Center for Religion and Culture

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