VATICAN CITY — The appeals phase of the Vatican’s “trial of the century” resumed Tuesday after a pair of setbacks for the pope’s prosecutors that could have big repercussions on the outcome of the ...

The College of Cardinals has appeared to acknowledge that the definitive word is still out about the so-called “trial of the century” that convicted Cardinal Angelo Becciu of financial crimes. There ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — As the Vatican’s highest appeals court reviews the landmark finance trial, defense lawyers are ...

A pivotal shift has occurred in the lead-up to the papal conclave in May as Cardinal Angelo Becciu, once seen as a potential contender to succeed Pope Francis, has officially withdrawn from ...

A cardinal convicted of financial crimes by the Vatican who was demanding he should be able to participate in the upcoming conclave to decide who will replace Pope Francis now says he will not take ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — 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 for ...

After being presented with documents signed by Pope Francis, disgraced Cardinal Angelo Becciu announced that he will not be attending the conclave to elect the next pontiff, he said in a statement ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinal Angelo Becciu, once a powerful Vatican official, has formally withdrawn from participating in the conclave to elect a new pope.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

Cardinal Ladislav Nemet of Belgrade, Serbia, approaches the Petriano entrance of the Vatican next to St. Peter's Square to attend the seventh general congregation meeting of cardinals in the April 30, ...

VATICAN CITY — 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 for "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.