In the Vatican, final preparations for the conclave are underway. Meanwhile, some Vatican journalists report that the health ...

In the Vatican, final preparations are underway before the conclave. Meanwhile, reports from some Vatican journalists ...

Over-80 cardinals, who cannot vote in the conclave, are lashing out at the Francis papacy, calling for change of course.

Cardinals respond to Becciu's withdrawal from the 2025 conclave as frontrunners emerge to succeed Pope Francis.

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state since early in the pontificate of Pope Francis, has long been near the top of pundits' lists of potential successors to the Ar ...

In a pre-conclave meeting, an Italian cardinal, and backer of Cardinal Parolin as next pope, attacked Pope Francis for ...

One hundred and eighty-three cardinals were present at the meeting, 124 of whom were cardinal-electors. Fourteen cardinals ...

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

The “intermediate” political positions mean that Parolin is one of the eligible cardinals: the prelate, moreover, is a “man ...

The dispute over his eligibility to vote threatened to undermine the integrity and legitimacy of the papal election.

Pope Francis' death set off a series of traditions that culminates in a vote for his successor. Here are some of the possible ...