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

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 ...

Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, one of the top 'papabili' (likely popes) is the closest to the late Pope Francis ...

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

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

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

Brian Burch, nominated by Donald Trump to become the next ambassador to the Holy See, tied to fake news about the health of ...

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

Parolin is seen as a quiet diplomat who is pragmatic more than conservative or progressive. He occasionally had to quietly ...

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 ...

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