What could decide the election of the next pope? | Religion

Cardinals of the Catholic Church are Gathering in Rome to elect the next pope.

Whether a modernist or conservative profit, 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