Black smoke again billowed out of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, the second day of the conclave, indicating that no new ...

Pietro Parolin could be the first Italian to serve in the papacy since 1978. The 70-year-old is known as a diplomat and a ...

As the papal conclave concluded, bettors around the world to wagered most often on one cardinal to become the next leader of ...

Though associated closely with Francis’ pontificate, Parolin is much more demure in personality and diplomatic in his ...

President Trump joked about becoming pope, but could he actually lead the Catholic church? Here's what it takes to become the ...

Pope Leo XIV—the American Robert Francis Prevost—was a close ally of Pope Francis. The two share many of the same views on ...

White smoke came billowing out of the Sistine Chapel Thursday, signifying the papal conclave decided on a new pope. This week ...

Cardinals have talked about Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, as someone who could have a steady, ...

If the Catholic cardinals entering the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis are looking for a steady administrator ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin is considered the walking, talking embodiment of the Vatican establishment. He is seen as a ...

Two favorites to succeed Pope Francis are Pietro Parolin and Luis Antonio Tagle. White smoke was seen above the Sistine ...

One such recent occasion was when the late Pope suggested last year that Israel's military campaign in Gaza might amount to ...