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Papal Transition Special with Gerard O'Connell, Vatican Affairs Analyst

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Friday, March 8, 2013

In the weeks leading up to the conclave the Cardinals are meeting in Rome to discuss the state of the Church and the profile of the new pope. It is no secret that questions of administration and governance at the Vatican have been raised. But there are also serious conversations going on about evangelization, inter-religious dialogue, and the Church's relationship to culture.
In this interview renowned journalist and long-time Vaticanista Gerry O'Connell discusses these and other topics, including the Vatileaks crisis and the possibility of a non-European pope.


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