Italian Cardinal Angelo Becciu, who was convicted of embezzlement and fraud in 2023, said on Tuesday he will not take part in the secret conclave to elect the new pope.

Cardinal Becciu issued a statement the morning of April 29 saying, “I have decided to obey—as I have always done—the will of Pope Francis not to enter the conclave, while remaining convinced ...

Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, 76, was asked by Francis to step down from his position and resign all “rights and privileges” of being a cardinal at the Vatican in 2020 after he was ...

On Tuesday, Becciu, 76, the once-powerful Italian cardinal, formally withdrew his participation in the May 7 conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor, after days of uncertainty about his status ...

Italian Cardinal Angelo Becciu, convicted of embezzlement in a Vatican financial scandal involving a luxury London property, agreed Tuesday to Pope Francis' decision to exclude him from the ...

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.

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.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinal Angelo Becciu, once a powerful Vatican official, has formally withdrawn from participating in the conclave to elect a new pope. The Vatican’s criminal court ...

Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, once one of the most powerful figures in the Vatican, was ordered by Pope Francis in 2020 to resign the “rights and privileges” of a cardinal after he became ...

Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu walks next to Pope Francis' coffin after paying his respects during a ceremony inside St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on April 23, 2025.

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.