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 ...

COMMENTARY: Pope Francis’ successor should address four main aspects: persecution, social doctrine, missionary withering and ...

Cardinals enter a conclave on Wednesday to choose a new pope, leader of the world's 1.4 billion Roman Catholics. The secret ...

At a conclave with many new members, a swift, stunning consensus built around an unknown to many outside of the church.

Experts see the new pontiff as less confrontational than his predecessor, but willing to stand up for the church's teachings.

Pope Francis, who died April 23 and was buried Saturday ... who in 2009 appointed him the Vatican’s ambassador in Venezuela, where he defended the church against moves to weaken it by then-President ...

Pope Francis left a legacy as a reformist and a ... international affairs includes a stint as the Vatican's ambassador to Venezuela starting in 2009 and serving as the main architect of the ...

A photo of newly elected Pope Leo XIV adorned a wall above one of the late Pope Francis in Chiclayo, Peru. Brazilian ...

The race is now on for the top job.

Political figures around the world have issued messages of congratulation to Robert Prevost, who was elected Thursday as Pope ...

Technically, any baptized Catholic man can become pope. That's not how it has historically worked, however, with the last pontiff who wasn't first a cardinal having served in the 1300s. And Pope ...

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