The Vatican Secretary of State’s comment echoes government claims, but many Church leaders and analysts insist religion remains central to the violence. Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Italian Pietro Parolin is the favourite to be elected pope - TIZIANA FABI/AFP An Italian cardinal once tainted by a secret deal ...

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin denied that during his three recent visits to Pope Francis — who has been hospitalized at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital since Feb. 14 — they had discussed ...

Pope Leo XIV greets visitors as he rides in the popemobile around St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican May 28, 2025, ahead of his weekly general audience. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez) VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope ...

Ever since Pope Francis died on April 21, Cardinal Pietro Parolin had been bettors' favorite as his successor. But, not surprisingly, what gamblers think and what 133 cardinals decide can be ...

Each day between now and the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis, on a date yet to be set, John Allen is offering a profile of a different papabile, the Italian term for a man who could be ...

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin reportedly suffered a small health scare this week during a general congregation meeting with his fellow papal electors. Outlets in Italy and abroad ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” It implies the sacred and secretive process is no popularity contest or ...

CatholicVote, the conservative political operation run by President Trump's pick as ambassador to the Vatican, is in a war of finger-pointing with the Italian media over a fake report seemed aimed to ...

As nearly 200 cardinals from around the world hold secret closed-door meetings ahead of next week's conclave, one simple need has emerged: name tags. "After a request, we will also have name badges ...