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 accused of being ...

Giovanni Angelo Becciu attends the courtesy visit of relatives following a consistory for the creation of new cardinals on June 28, 2018 in the Apostolic Palace at St Peter’s basilica in Vatican.

Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu speaks to the media a day after he resigned suddenly and gave up his right to take part in an eventual conclave to elect a pope, in Rome, on Sept. 25, 2020.

April 29 (UPI) -- A Catholic cardinal convicted of embezzlement and fraud has announced he won't take part in the conclave to choose a successor to the late Pope Francis. The Vatican reported Tuesday ...

Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, convicted of financial crimes, will not participate in the upcoming conclave to elect the new pope. Becciu, once a powerful figure in the Vatican, was ordered by Pope ...

A cardinal convicted of financial crimes by the Vatican is claiming he can take part in the forthcoming conclave despite being listed as a “non-elector.” Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, once one of ...

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Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu has officially withdrawn from participating in the conclave to elect a new pope. The 76-year-old Italian announced Tuesday he was withdrawing from participating in ...

Italian Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu on Tuesday, April 29, renounced his right to participate in the upcoming papal conclave, in line with the wishes of the late Pope Francis. The Sardinian ...

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 announced his withdrawal from participation in the conclave to replace Pope Francis after he was convicted of embezzlement. Pool Photo by Stefano Spaziani/UPI ...