At a conclave with many new members, a swift, stunning consensus built around an unknown to many outside of the church.

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 ...

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21. Voting will ...

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

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

As the papal conclave concluded, bettors around the world to wagered most often on one cardinal to become the next leader of ...

Caffè Centrale, on the main drag of the Veneto hometown of Cardinal Pietro Parolin, a papal favorite, filled up with locals ...

Pope Leo XIV will face many challenges in his time as leader of the Catholic Church, including how to counter Chinese ...

Pietro Parolin did not get selected as the new pope, but there is the loosest of connections between The Sopranos and the ...

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

Incoming Pope Leo XIV faces what some call the most-challenging environment for religion in China since Mao Tse-tung.

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