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

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

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

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

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, once considered an unlikely candidate, has emerged as a front-runner for the papacy. His diplomatic ...

On a more prosaic level, it’s worth recalling that prior to Pacelli in 1939, the last Secretary of State to be elected pope ...

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

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

All 133 cardinal electors are now in the Sistine Chapel. It is within these walls that they will choose the successor to Pope ...

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin reportedly suffered a small health scare this week during a general congregation meeting with his fellow papal electors. Outlets in Italy and ...