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Cardinals lay groundwork for conclave, hope for quick vote

Argentine Cardinal Angel Sixto Rossi arrives for the seventh congregation meeting at the Vatican, on April 30, 2025. [AFP]

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.

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