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Disgraced Cardinal Becciu formally withdraws from participation in conclave to elect pope
The Italian cardinal at the heart of the Vatican’s “trial of the century” is withdrawing from participating in the upcoming ...
Vatican Sets Date for Papal Conclave Amid Drama Over Whether Convicted Cardinal Can Attend
The conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor will start on May 7, the Vatican said on Monday following a closed-door meeting ...
Convicted cardinal skips conclave to elect new pope after Francis' death
VATICAN CITY – An Italian cardinal who was convicted of embezzlement and fraud said on April 29 he will not take part in the ...
Will Catholic cardinals pick another outsider like Francis to be pope?
When Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was elected in 2013 as Pope Francis, he was a near total Vatican outsider. He had never been a ...
Who is Cardinal Becciu? Why isn't he participating in the conclave to elect a pope?
Once-powerful Vatican official Cardinal Angelo Becciu has formally withdrawn from participating in the conclave to elect a ...
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Disgraced Cardinal Becciu agrees to obey Francis' wishes and leave conclave
Becciu was sentenced to nearly five years in prison after a Vatican criminal court found him guilty of fraud and embezzlement ...
Who Is Cardinal Angelo Becciu? Why Did Pope Francis Ban Him From Attending Vatican Conclave?
Becciu who once a leading papal conteder is the first cardinal in modern history to be tried and convicted by the Vatican's ...
Vatican in Turmoil: Cardinal Becciu steps back from papal election over London property deal
Cardinal Angelo Becciu announced his withdrawal from participating in the forthcoming conclave to elect the new pope, set to begin on May 7. His decision follows pressure over his admission and has ...
Cardinal Who Threatened to Crash the Conclave Now Says He Won’t
The Vatican said that Francis had stripped a convicted cardinal, Angelo Becciu, of his right to vote for the next pope.