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Live from St Peter's Square in Rome: Pope Francis’ funeral and UK’s most senior Catholic on the future of the church

William Crawley live from St Peter's Square in Rome.

William Crawley is live from St Peter's Square in Rome, reflecting on Pope Francis’s funeral.

He’s joined by Austen Ivereigh, biographer of Pope Francis, and Professor Anna Rowlands, Professor of Catholic Social Thought & Practice at Durham University.

The Venerable English College in Rome is the oldest British institution outside the United Kingdom. The college provides education and training for seminarians and priests from all over the world. This year the college doors are open for public tours for the first time in to mark the Catholic Jubilee year and William visits college Rector, Fr Stephen Wang to find out more.

As well as speaking to pilgrims paying their final respects to Pope Francis earlier in the week, William hear speaks to the UK’s most senior Catholic Cardinal Vincent Nichols on the upcoming Conclave and future of the church.

Presenter: William Crawley
Producers: Dan Tierney in Rome and Katy Davis and Bara’atu Ibrahim in Salford
Studio Managers: Denis O'Hare in Rome and Nat Stokes and Carwyn Griffith in Salford
Editor: Tim Pemberton

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