Italian Cardinal Angelo Becciu's decision to withdraw from the upcoming conclave to elect a successor to the late Pope Francis could spare the Catholic Church from a potential scandal that threatened ...

ROME — The Vatican appeals tribunal declared a mistrial Tuesday in the Holy See’s big “trial of the century,” a stunning blow to both Pope Francis’ legacy and Vatican prosecutors who had put a ...

Cardinal Angelo Becciu, once a powerful Vatican official and leading papal contender, has formally withdrawn from participating in the conclave to elect a new pope. The Vatican's criminal court ...

Pope Leo XIV said he will not interfere in the court case of Cardinal Angelo Becciu, the former deputy Vatican secretary of state convicted of embezzlement, aggravated fraud, and abuse of office. In ...

A Vatican appeals court overturned the conviction in a landmark fraud case involving a senior Catholic cardinal. Angelo Becciu is appealing a five-and-a-half year jail term.A Vatican appeals court on ...

(RNS) — The Vatican appeals court admitted a defense bid to recuse prosecutor Alessandro Diddi, shifting the spotlight from Becciu to the conduct of the prosecution itself. VATICAN CITY (RNS) — ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ROME (AP) — The Vatican appeals tribunal declared a mistrial Tuesday in the Holy See’s big “trial of the century,” a stunning blow ...

A Vatican court on March 17 ordered the re-trial for embezzlement of a cardinal, in a dramatic ruling that also invalidated a decree from the late Pope Francis ordering the investigation. Pending the ...

In this June 28, 2018 file photo, Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu leaves after kneeling before Pope Francis to pledge allegiance and become a cardinal at St. Peter's basilica in Vatican City.

ROME (AP) — The Vatican cardinal sacked by Pope Francis amid a corruption investigation is suing an Italian news magazine, claiming that his ruined reputation has eliminated his chances of becoming ...

The Vatican City State Court of Appeals handed a major victory to Cardinal Angelo Becciu and eight other defendants convicted in late 2023 of crimes related to the Vatican's huge financial loss on an ...