The Italian cardinal at the heart of the Vatican's "trial of the century," Angelo Becciu, announced Tuesday he was withdrawing from participating in the upcoming conclave to elect a new pope for ...

Cardinal Angelo Becciu and others are accused of corruption, money laundering and extortion related to a luxury investment by the Vatican.

Cardinal Angelo Becciu’ s status has dominated discussions in the days after Pope Francis’ death amid questions about whether he would participate in the conclave to elect Francis’ successor.

VATICAN CITY — Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu has renounced his participation in the upcoming Conclave. According to Italian media reports, the former deputy Secretary of State has decided to ...

Cardinal Becciu, who in 2023 received a guilty sentence from a Vatican tribunal for fraud and embezzlement, saw the migration of cardinals to Rome for the conclave and wanted in.

Becciu rose to prominence and power under conservative Pope Benedict XVI and is very much affiliated with the conservative Vatican old guard. While he initially became a close adviser to Pope Francis, ...

Cardinal Angelo Becciu, who was stripped of his cardinal privileges and convicted of embezzlement, will not vote in the papal conclave, despite his efforts to appeal the conviction. Cardinal ...

Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, who was ordered to resign from one of the most powerful positions in the Vatican by Pope Francis in 2020 due to the financial scandal, claimed that he was still ...

Cardinals in meetings ahead of the start of a secret conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis are scratching the hair under their red skull caps as they try to decide whether a cardinal convicted ...

The Italian cardinal at the heart of the Vatican’s “trial of the century” announced Tuesday he was withdrawing from participating in the upcoming conclave to elect a new pope for “the good of the ...