Who is Pietro Parolin? The soft-spoken diplomat in the running to be Pope - Pietro Parolin has been the Vatican's secretary ...

Who is Pietro Parolin? The longtime Vatican diplomat who could be the next pope - Pietro Parolin has been the Vatican's ...

There is a famous quote attributed to then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in 1997, in comments to a Bavarian television station.

Leading the 1.4 billion-strong Catholic Church.Location: Vatican City.There are no official candidates for the papacy, but ...

With no official campaigning or list of candidates and the election process shrouded in secrecy, speculation about who will ...

There could be some high-profile athletes joining the crowds in St. Peter's Square over the coming days to keep track of the conclave to elect a new pope.

Francis-era reforms that saw a diverse group of cardinals join the mix make his successor nearly impossible to call.

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