If the Catholic cardinals entering the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis are looking for a steady administrator ...

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 ...

As the Catholic Church moves towards selecting its next leader, global attention focuses on potential candidates.

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

Following Pope Francis' death in April, people around the world wagered most often on two cardinals to become the next leader of the Catholic Church.

Rumors about pope frontrunner Pietro Parolin have been published this week on various news sites, and sexual abuse watchdogs ...

In 2007, Pope Benedict XVI tried reconciliation with China, which required its bishops to be loyal to the country’s government rather than to Rome. He chose Parolin, who was then an archbishop, to ...

Thanks largely to the United States' unique civil justice system and robust free press, bishops here have been forced to ...

But papal betting has a long history. Roman banking houses were taking bets as far back as 1503. Alessandro Damasceni Peretti ...