Could the Roman Catholic Church return to its long tradition of Italian popes? For the first time since the death of John Paul I in 1978, it could happen. Pietro Parolin, a cardinal and longtime ...

In his visit to Mozambique, Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin paid a risky visit to the war-ravaged town of ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's Secretary of State for the last 12 years and its top diplomat, has emerged on nearly every shortlist as an obvious papal contender. White smoke has billowed from ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s secretary of state, said in a recent interview that Pope Francis wants Europe to rediscover its founding principles in order to approach problems — including a ...

The Holy See’s Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin will head the Vatican’s delegation to the COP28 climate conference in place of Pope Francis, who continues to recover from an acute bronchial ...

Pope Francis sent a telegram of condolence on Tuesday to Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin following the death of the Italian prelate’s mother. After landing in Jakarta, Indonesia — ...

VATICAN CITY — The precedent that resonates most with today’s vote comes from the 2005 conclave, and the reported conversation between Germany’s Joseph Ratzinger and Italy’s Carlo Maria Martini after ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posts on X March 14, 2025, about a conversation he had with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state. (CNS photo/screen grab from X) VATICAN CITY ...

The risen Jesus appears to his disciples while they are in the upper room where they have fearfully shut themselves in, with the doors locked (Jn 20:19). Their state of mind is disturbed and their ...

As the news of Pope Francis' passing spread across the globe in the last 24 hours, the world mourned the loss of a progressive leader. He was at the forefront of many changes in the Catholic Church, ...

Editor's note: White smoke from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel has signaled a new pope has been chosen. Follow USA TODAY's live coverage of the announcement of a new pope on Thursday, May 8. Could ...