Vatican City, April 30, 2025 (AFP) - Cardinals lay groundwork for conclave, hope for quick vote

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2025-04-30

A week before the conclave to choose a new pope opens, preparatory talks intensified Wednesday as cardinals sounded out potential candidates -- with many hoping the election will be quick. More than 180 "Princes of the Church" met behind closed doors in their seventh meeting since Pope Francis died on April 21, to discuss what they want from the next leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. After discussing issues such as child sex abuse in t......

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