What Are Your Hopes for the Next Pope?

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🗓️ 25 April 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Funeral rites are underway for Pope Francis, who died this week at age 88 after leading the Roman Catholic Church for 12 years. Hundreds of thousands of people from all over the world are expected to attend the papal funeral in Vatican City on Saturday, including cardinals from around the world. Many of these cardinals will then begin the process of electing the next pope. Before the white smoke is released, we’ll look at the conclave process and examine who might succeed Pope Francis — and whether he’ll continue Francis’s legacy of environmentalism, openness and compassion. Guests: Father Joshtrom Isaac Kureethadam, chair of philosophy of science and director, the Institute of Social and Political Sciences at the Salesian Pontifical University in Rome; former coordinator of Ecology and Creation at the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development Jeffrey Guhin, associate professor of sociology, UCLA Bry Jensen, Host of the long-running Pontifacts podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:53.0	Coming up on forum, what are your hopes for the next Pope?
0:56.8	Already, speculation is rampant over who might succeed Pope Francis, who died Monday,
1:01.5	though the gathering to elect the new Pope or Conclave won't happen for several days.
1:06.2	This hour will explain the selection process and look at who the contenders are to be the next
1:10.9	pope, whether they'll share Francis' emphasis on the poor and migrants in the environment,
1:16.3	and we'll learn why this time a California cardinal won't be part of the conclave.
1:21.7	Join us. Welcome to Forum.
1:36.6	Hundreds of thousands from across the globe, including President Trump, Joe Biden, and former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, are expected to attend the funeral of Pope Francis tomorrow.
1:48.2	A ceremony said to be more modest than his predecessors in keeping with Francis's simpler style and focus on humility.
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