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

In 2007, Pope Benedict XVI tried reconciliation with China, which required its bishops to be loyal to the country’s government rather than to Rome. He chose Parolin, who was then an archbishop, to ...

Rumors about pope frontrunner Pietro Parolin have been published this week on various news sites, and sexual abuse watchdogs ...

In the past, conclaves have led to surprises, as in the elections of Popes John XXIII, John Paul I, John Paul II and Francis.

At the moment, the American Catholic site CatholicVote.org and several Italian news agencies seem to be in a contest to see ...

The image, shared Friday night on Trump's Truth Social site and later reposted by the White House on its official X account, ...

Vatican workers have installed the simple stove in the Sistine Chapel where ballots will be burned during the upcoming ...

When the College of Cardinals gathers beneath the frescoed ceiling of the Sistine Chapel on May 7, all eyes will be on the ...