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 ...

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

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

One such recent occasion was when the late Pope suggested last year that Israel's military campaign in Gaza might amount to ...

By Jason Horowitz and Patricia Mazzei Reporting from Rome In the days surrounding Pope Francis’ death, Cardinal Pietro Parolin was everywhere. The No. 2 figure in the Vatican, he visited Francis ...

Some 133 cardinals of the Catholic Church are casting their votes for a successor to Pope Francis. Get to know the key ...

The bookies have released their favourite on who could emerge victorious from the Conclave, becoming the next head of the ...

Pietro Parolin is widely considered to be a frontrunner for the next papacy. The 70-year-old Italian has been the Vatican's ...

Sky News Reporter Stas Butler says Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin is the “frontrunner” to be elected Pope.

A seasoned diplomat who worked with Pope Francis for 12 years, Cardinal Pietro Parolin is well-known in Rome and abroad, and ...