Pope Francis of The Vatican City

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Sunday, 23 February 2025 - 29 minutes

This episode contains some discussion around sexual abuse in the second half of the episode, which may not be appropriate for all.As head of state of The Vatican City, Pope Francis is also a monarch.He is one of a handful of elected monarchs in the world, which also include Cambodia, Malayisa and United Arab Emirates.In this episode we look at the the Pope's role as a monarch, as well as leader of the Catholic church, and discuss the influence he has with other world leaders.We look at how a Pope is elected in a conclave and explore the changes he's brought to the church.This episode was recorded while Pope Francis is in hospital.Guests:Colleen Dulle, Inside the Vatican podcast hostCharles Collins, Managing Editor at Crux'Inside The Vatican' podcast can be listened to here: https://www.americamagazine.org/voices/inside-vaticanHosted by Daniel RosneyOur email is: itsreigningmenpod@gmail.com------------------Thanks for listening to It’s Reigning Men - a brand new podcast about royalty, royal families, and monarchs of the world. If you enjoyed it, please tell your friends who also might be interested in Kings, Queens, power and palaces.It would be great if you could subscribe so more episodes appear in your feed as soon as they’re ready.Find us on social media to Direct Message us on all the usual apps. Just search ‘It’s Reigning Men’. We're more than happy to take suggestions for a topic to be explored or to answer any questions about monarchies or specific members of royal families.There’s also a weekly newsletter on Substack too: https://itsreigningmen.substack.com/Speak soon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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