A conclave meets in Rome to pick the successor to Pope Francis.
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
