Pietro Parolin is widely considered to be a frontrunner for the next papacy. The 70-year-old Italian has been the Vatican's secretary of state, a role referred to as the "deputy pope", since 2013 ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin received the Path to Peace Award at a May 19 gala dinner in New York, having addressed ...

The pivotal ecclesial meeting marked a milestone in the history of Christianity as the first ecumenical council of the Church ...

At U.N. headquarters in New York, the Vatican secretary of state said Pope Leo XIV "has expressed his deep commitment to ...

Pietro Parolin, a cardinal and longtime Vatican diplomat, is among the top contenders to succeed Pope Francis, who died April 21 at the age of 88. The last Italian pope was John Paul I ...

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 moderate voice.

A 2018 deal between the Vatican and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) secured by Cardinal Pietro Parolin is once again under ...

If the Catholic cardinals entering the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis are looking for a steady administrator to run the Church and bring some calm after three consecutive papacies that ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin is the leader of the 2025 papal conclave, which will elect the next pope after the passing of Pope Francis. The papal conclave has reportedly begun on May 7.

ROME (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Saturday that the Vatican could be a venue for Russia-Ukraine peace ...

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 ...

An Italian cardinal once tainted by a secret deal with China over the appointment of Catholic bishops has emerged as the favourite to be elected pope. Pietro Parolin, 70, is a seasoned diplomat ...