A cardinal convicted of financial crimes by the Vatican said Tuesday he will not take part in the secret conclave to elect ...

Disgraced Cardinal Angelo Becciu has backed down in the dispute over his participation in the conclave, the secret meeting ...

The convicted cardinal resigned from the right to participate in conclaves in 2020 because of financial crimes. Now he says ...

Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu fought for the right to vote for the next pope, despite being convicted of embezzlement and ...

Cardinals have chosen May 7 as the date to start conclave and elect a new leader for 1.4 billion Catholics around the world, ...

The dispute over his eligibility to vote threatened to undermine the integrity and legitimacy of the papal election.

Becciu rose to prominence and power under conservative Pope Benedict XVI and is very much affiliated with the conservative ...

Karstic movements materialize. The pro-Parolin faction emerges, and the Becciu case becomes a knot that goes far beyond its ...

The status of an Italian cardinal is being debated as preparations get under way for the May 7 conclave to elect a successor ...

Catholic cardinals will begin meeting May 7 to choose the next pope — disguising their handwriting while jotting down their ...

With 135 cardinals eligible to vote, the coming conclave is set to be the largest in the history of the Catholic Church and ...

The holding of a papal conclave on May 7 could set the scene for a return to relevance — and maybe even glory — for some of ...