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

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

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

Pietro Parolin, currently the Vatican's secretary of state and a leading papal contender, has been a prominent figure in ...

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

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

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

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

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

Images from the Vatican show the territory’s’ Swiss Guards in formation around the pope. Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal ...

The conclave to pick the next pope following the April 21 death of Pope Francis will begin on Wednesday, May 7, according to ...