The cardinal, a former papal chief of staff who had also led the church’s saint-making office, flew from his native Sardinia to Rome. He insisted on joining his fellow cardinals in pre-conclave ...

Italian Cardinal Angelo Becciu, convicted of financial corruption and stripped of his privileges by Pope Francis, insists on participating in the upcoming conclave to elect the next pope ...

A cardinal convicted over financial crimes by the Vatican has announced he will not take part in the mysterious conclave to choose the next pope. Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu was formerly a ...

A cardinal convicted of financial crimes by the Vatican said Tuesday he will not take part in the secret conclave to elect the new pope. Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, once one of the most ...

A cardinal who was forced by Pope Francis to resign his Vatican job and was later convicted of embezzlement will not take place in the upcoming conclave to choose the next pope. Cardinal Angelo ...

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 ...

VATICAN CITY – An Italian cardinal who was convicted of embezzlement and fraud said on April 29 he will not take part in the secret conclave to elect the new pope that will be held ...

Several prominent U.S. Catholic bishops and cardinals recalled the spiritual process of electing Pope Leo XIV this week, with Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York hailing the new pontiff as a ...

An African cardinal could be dropped from the conclave because he doesn't know his age. It is unclear how old Cardinal Philippe Ouédraogo is - and whether he was born on January 4, 1945 ...

Although Cardinal Sarah’s odds have risen slightly in the conclave betting markets, Vatican observers still see him as a long shot. In American Catholic circles, he remains a symbol.

A possible contender for the papacy, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi has worked with the needy and the disenfranchised, even as he participated in peace talks around the world. By Elisabetta Povoledo ...