The Vatican said that Francis had stripped a convicted cardinal, Angelo Becciu, of his right to vote for the next pope. Cardinal Becciu maintains his innocence but said he would sit this one out.

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

Disgraced Cardinal Angelo Becciu has backed down in the dispute over his participation in the conclave, the secret meeting that will elect the next pope. "I have decided to obey — as I have always done — the will of Pope Francis not to enter the conclave,