Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin reportedly suffered a small health scare this week during a general ...

In the Vatican, final preparations for the conclave are underway. Meanwhile, some Vatican journalists report that the health ...

As the Catholic Church moves towards selecting its next leader, global attention focuses on potential candidates.

One hundred and eighty-three cardinals were present at the meeting, 124 of whom were cardinal-electors. Fourteen cardinals ...

A seasoned diplomat who worked with Pope Francis for 12 years, Cardinal Pietro Parolin is well-known in Rome and abroad, and ...

On a more prosaic level, it’s worth recalling that prior to Pacelli in 1939, the last Secretary of State to be elected pope ...

Among the red hats of the College of Cardinals, his is the one bookmakers have been betting on for months. On the Polymarket ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin told some 200,000 people in St. Peter’s Square that Pope Francis had made the message of God’s limitless mercy the heart of his pontificate.

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, currently the Vatican’s Secretary of State, is widely considered a leading candidate to succeed Pope ...

Against the backdrop of deep differences with the Trump administration over migration and foreign aid as well as concerns for ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin is well-known in Rome and abroad, and a serious contender to be the next pontiff. The 70-year-old Italian was secretary of state -- the Vatican's effective number two ...

Dearest brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow, I must announce the death of our Holy Father Francis. At 7:35 this morning, ...