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 ...

Who is Pietro Parolin? The soft-spoken diplomat who could soon be Pope - Pietro Parolin has emerged on nearly every shortlist ...

Who Leads the Catholic Church Between Popes?Several names have emerged from this week’s consultations in the Vatican as ...

Cardinals worldwide flocked to the Vatican weeks before the conclave started to say their final goodbyes to Pope Francis, who ...

Cardinals gather to elect the next pope, and millions are placing bets on the outcome worldwide. Inside Italy's viral Fantapapa game and tradition of papal betting.

As the conclave to elect the next pope begins, Pietro Parolin has emerged as the betting favorite to succeed Pope Francis, ...

Italy’s Pietro Parolin leads odds on the Polymarket and Kalshi betting platforms, while Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines ...

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

Cardinals set for more talks after black smoke signals no pope chosen on first day - The smoke signals that the 133 cardinals ...

The conclave to elect a new pope has officially begun, with a Vatican official calling out “extra omnes” and the doors to the ...

After the death of Pope Francis on April 21, the question looming around the world is, who will become the next leader of the ...

The chances the cardinals would agree on a new leader in their first vote were vanishingly remote, so today’s result reveals ...