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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 ...
Vatican: Italian cardinal, convicted for fraud, says won’t enter papal conclave to elect next pope
Italian Cardinal Angelo Becciu, the most senior Catholic Church official to have been convicted, announced on Tuesday that he ...
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Scam Alert: Cybercriminals Exploit Death of Pope Francis to Target Small Business Owners with Fake Loan Programs
In a troubling new scam detected by Bitdefender Antispam Lab, cybercriminals are exploiting Pope Francis's recent passing to ...
What is a conclave? What to know about the secretive process to elect the next pope
Cardinals have no contact with the outside world after the master of liturgical ceremonies utters the words “Extra Omnes” the ...
What happens when a Pope dies: Rituals and rules for the conclave and transition period
Pope Francis passed away on 21 April after an extended illness. Now that he has been laid to rest the Catholic Church will ...
Controversial Cardinal Becciu won't join conclave to choose Pope Francis' successor
The cardinal, who was convicted of embezzlement in 2023 by a Vatican court of first instance, decided not to attend the ...
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Five pivotal moments in Pope Francis’ relations with Native communities in the Americas
Building on years of appeals from Native people to Francis, the Vatican formally repudiated the “Doctrine of Discovery,” the legal theories backed by 15th-century papal bulls decrees that legitimized ...