An Italian cardinal who was convicted of embezzlement and fraud said on Tuesday he will not take part in the secret conclave ...

Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu has officially withdrawn from participating in the conclave to elect a new pope. The ...

Becciu was sentenced to nearly five years in prison after a Vatican criminal court found him guilty of fraud and embezzlement ...

The conclave to elect a new Pope will begin at the Vatican on May 7, 2025. The world is expected to know the name of the new ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A conclave is the centuries-old election of a pope that derives its name from the Italian “con clave” ...

An Italian cardinal who was convicted of embezzlement and fraud said on Tuesday (April 29) he will not take part in the secret conclave to elect the new pope. Italian Cardinal Angelo Becciu, the most ...

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, ...