Podcast Episodes

Choosing a pope: What qualities the cardinals will look for in the conclave

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 episo…

1 year, 4 months ago

Will the next pope be Italian? And the unfinished business of Francis’ papacy

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 episo…

1 year, 5 months ago

Clarity, Confusion, Unity: Unpacking the conclave’s code words

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 episo…

1 year, 5 months ago

The Conclave is more than a referendum on Pope Francis

America Magazine’s editors are on the ground in Rome covering the conclave to elect the next pope. As part of the coverage, the team is producing a n…

1 year, 5 months ago

Deep Dive: The Pope Has Died. What Happens Next?

Pope Francis—the first Jesuit and Latin American pope—has died.

As 1.4 billion Catholics begin mourning the loss of their pastor, and the world grieve…

1 year, 5 months ago

Remembering Francis: A roundtable with Colleen, Gerry and Ricardo

“We’ve lost a friend on earth—and gained one in heaven,” says Gerard O’Connell as he mourns Pope Francis. In this special Inside the Vatican roundtab…

1 year, 5 months ago

Pope Francis has died at age 88

Pope Francis died early this morning at 7:35 a.m. Rome time. He was 88. His death follows a 38-day hospital stay for double pneumonia that ended last…

1 year, 5 months ago

Deep Dive: The Council of Nicaea and the struggle for a common date of Easter

The Nicene Creed, which emerged from the Council of Nicaea, remains a foundational declaration of Christian faith today. But what exactly was Nicaea?…

1 year, 5 months ago

The Rise and Fall of Theodore McCarrick

Former cardinal Theodore McCarrick died on April 3; he was the first cardinal to be removed from the College of Cardinals over sexual abuse and was u…

1 year, 5 months ago

Pope Francis says he is ‘healing’ in body and soul

On Mar. 20, Pope Francis said in his written Sunday Angelus address that he was experiencing Lent as a time of “healing” in his body and his soul. In…

1 year, 5 months ago