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Potential successors to Pope Francis

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, gives an interview at the patriarchate headquarters in the old city of Jerusalem on April 22, 2025. [AFP]

With no official campaign nor list of candidates and an election process shrouded in secrecy, speculation about who will succeed Pope Francis after the conclave beginning Wednesday is just that -- speculation.

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