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

Ahead of the May 7 conclave, Italians are playing Fantapapa, a video game inspired by fantasy soccer, where they create a ...

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 ...

Once logistical issues were cleared, such as how the cardinal electors should organize themselves in the coming days, and the ...

The conclave to elect the new pope is just days away — and bettors are laying down cash wagers on who will be chosen, his papal name and nationality, and even the number of voting rounds it ...

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

VATICAN CITY — As cardinals prepare to elect a new pope, campaigners warned on Friday that neither of the frontrunners, ...

In 1960 artists Pietro Cascella, Piero Dorazio, Gino Marotta, Fabio Mauri, Gastone Novelli, Achille Perilli, Mimmo Rotella and Giulio Turcato, together with poet and critic Cesare Vivaldi, joined ...