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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 criminal court.

International Business Times UK · Apr 29, 2025

Convicted Cardinal Confirms He Will Sit Out Conclave

Angelo Becciu, an Italian cardinal convicted of embezzlement and stripped of his privileges by Pope Francis, confirmed Tuesday he will not take part in the conclave to elect a new Catholic leader.

International Business Times · Apr 29, 2025

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” announced Tuesday he was withdrawing from participating in the upcoming conclave to elect a new pope

The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2025

Funeral etiquette: Was Trump's blue suit a diplomatic and fashion blunder at pope's funeral?

Trump arrived at Pope Francis' funeral wearing a blue suit and a light blue tie, standing out in a sea of black. Did he break Vatican protocol?

Euronews · Apr 28, 2025

Vatican says conclave to elect new pope to begin on May 7

A total of 135 cardinals from across the world, all below the age of 80, are eligible to take part in the secret vote.

Al Jazeera · Apr 28, 2025

Conclave to elect new pope to start on 7 May, Vatican says

More than a hundred Roman Catholic cardinals will meet at Sistine Chapel to decide church’s next leader

The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2025

Did ‘Vatican diplomacy’ change Trump’s mind on Ukraine? I’m sceptical for three reasons

Zelenskyy, Starmer, Macron … they all had his ear at Pope Francis’s funeral. But he is just as easily swayed by the elevator doorman, says Orysia Lutsevych, head of the Ukraine forum at Chatham House

The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2025

Journalists swarm cardinals at the Vatican gates as they meet to plan a conclave

Cardinals arriving for the first day of meetings after Pope Francis’ funeral were swarmed at the city-state’s gates by journalists eager for hints of whether any consensus is building around the election of a successor

The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2025

Conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor will gather on 7 May, Vatican says

The late pontiff was laid to rest on Saturday after a funeral Mass in St Peter’s Square that drew world leaders and hundreds of thousands of mourners.

Euronews · Apr 28, 2025

The Vatican closes the Sistine Chapel to the public and prepares for a papal conclave

The Vatican is closing the Sistine Chapel to the public as part of its preparations for the the conclave to elect the next pope after the death of Pope Francis

The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2025