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Convicted cardinal skips conclave to elect new pope after Francis' death
An Italian cardinal who was convicted of embezzlement and fraud said on April 29 he will not take part in the secret conclave ...
Pope Francis laid to rest after funeral ceremony. Why he wasn't buried in the Vatican
Typically, popes are laid to rest beneath St. Peter's Basilica. On Saturday, Francis became the first Catholic leader in over ...
Mighty and meek say farewell to Pope Francis during Vatican funeral and last popemobile ride
The choice of the basilica was also symbolically significant given its ties to Francis’ Jesuit religious order. St. Ignatius ...
Francis celebrated as ‘pope among the people’ in Vatican funeral attended by massive crowd
The bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled to mark the end of the funeral Mass in Vatican City, where mourners joined in a ...
Trump and Zelensky get first-row seats to Pope Francis’ funeral in surprise shift in Vatican rules
President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky managed to get front-row seats to Pope Francis’ funeral in an ...
Pope Francis bestowed a special nickname on AP’s Vatican reporter for her often-tough questions
Associated Press reporter Nicole Winfield, who covered Pope Francis at the Vatican during his entire pontificate, earned the ...
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Disgraced Cardinal Becciu agrees to obey Francis' wishes and leave conclave
Becciu was sentenced to nearly five years in prison after a Vatican criminal court found him guilty of fraud and embezzlement ...
As the Vatican prepares a conclave, the status of a once-powerful Italian cardinal looms
Becciu rose to prominence and power under conservative Pope Benedict XVI and is very much affiliated with the conservative ...