4 May 2025

Report from the Vatican: Conclave set to begin

From Sunday Morning, 11:05 am on 4 May 2025

The papal conclave forms to start the selection process for a new pope on Wednesday. Cardinals from around the globe have been gathering at the Vatican. Some are considered more ‘papabile’ than others– meaning they’re thought to have the qualities and characteristics necessary to become pope.

Senior correspondent for Crux, Elise Allen joins Jim to discuss the latest from Vatican City. 

A Swiss guard stands with St Peter's Basilica in the background at St Peter's Square ahead of late Pope Francis' funeral in the Vatican on April 26, 2025. Pope Francis, champion of the poor and the Church's first Latin American leader, will be honoured April 26 with a funeral attended by world leaders and tens of thousands of Catholic faithful. The Argentine pontiff, who died on April 21, 2025, aged 88, sought to create a more open-minded Church during his 12-year papacy, and many emotional tributes have been made -- with 250,000 people paying respects at his coffin in St Peter's Basilica. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP)

A Swiss guard stands with St Peter's Basilica in the background at St Peter's Square ahead of late Pope Francis' funeral in the Vatican on 26 April 2025. Photo: Alberto Pizzoli / AFP

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