What Happens After the Death of a Pope?
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April 22, 2025
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April 22, 2025
What Happens After the Death of a Pope?
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<p>Today, we look at the world leaders descending on the Vatican for the funeral of Pope Francis, and which cardinal might replace him in the upcoming conclave?</p><p>Adam is joined by Catherine Pepinster who is the former editor of the Tablet magazine and Sister Dr Gemma Simmonds, a theologian at the Margaret Beaufort Institute of Theology.</p><p>And, for the first time, Chris and Adam took listeners calls and political questions on Jeremy Vine’s Radio 2. </p><p>You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers.
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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Jack Maclaren with Julia Webster and Shiler Mahmoudi. The technical producer was Jack Graysmark. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.</p>
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