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The politics of electing a pope

Name: The politics of electing a pope
Uploaded: 2025-05-07T17:11:00-0400
Duration: 4 min 31 s
Description: Black smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, meaning the 133 cardinals have yet to select a new pope. Michael Sean Winters, columnist for the National Catholic Reporter, joins "America Decides" to unpack the first day of the papal conclave.

Black smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, meaning the 133 cardinals have yet to select a new pope. Michael Sean Winters, columnist for the National Catholic Reporter, joins "America Decides" to unpack the first day of the papal conclave.