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JesuiticalMay 05, 2025
Cardinals from around the world pray in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican March 12, 2013, before beginning the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Benedict XVI. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

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:

  • Final preparations for the conclave, including additional meetings for the cardinals
  • President Trump’s A.I. pope image
  • Covering the conclave for secular media, with NPR’s Scott Detrow
  • The quirky procedures and protocols of the conclave, with Religion News Service’s Thomas Reese, S.J.

This episode features:

  • Ashley McKinless, executive editor and co-host of America’s “Jesuitical” podcast
  • Zac Davis, director of digital strategy and co-host of America’s “Jesuitical” podcast

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

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