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 ...

Who is Pietro Parolin? The soft-spoken diplomat in the running to be Pope - Pietro Parolin has been the Vatican's secretary ...

Following a special mass in St Peter’s Basilica, a group of cardinals will go into the Sistine Chapel where they will have no ...

While some hailed the deal as a diplomatic breakthrough, others criticized the move, including Hong Kong's Cardinal Joseph ...

Cardinals from around the world have descended on Rome for the secretive conclave to decide the next pope.Italian Cardinal ...

He served as the Vatican's Secretary of State during Francis's papacy, having already replaced him at some events during his ...

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

Vatican expert Martin O’Brien assesses the ‘papabile’ and asks whether another surprise could be in store ...

Contenders for pope emerge from the U.S., Asia, and Africa—raising the chance of a non-European successor to Francis.

Pope Francis' death set off a series of traditions that culminates in a vote for his successor. Here are some of the possible ...

As cardinals follow solemn tradition and enter the conclave starting Wednesday to choose Pope Francis’s successor, bookies ...