Could the Roman Catholic Church return to its long tradition of Italian popes? For the first time since the death of John ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first Mass on Friday after his historic election as the first North American ...

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

Cardinal Pietro Parolin is the leader of the 2025 papal conclave, which will elect the next pope after the passing of Pope ...

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

Pope Leo XIV—the American Robert Francis Prevost—was a close ally of Pope Francis. The two share many of the same views on ...

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

White smoke has emerged from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling that a new pope has been elected to lead the Roman ...

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

President Trump joked about becoming pope, but could he actually lead the Catholic church? Here's what it takes to become the ...

With Pietro Parolin among the most likely candidates, the possibility of a Secretary of State ascending to the papal throne ...