A Jerusalem cardinal who spent decades fostering interfaith ties among Christians, Jews and Muslims is a leading contender to ...

As the cardinals of the Catholic Church prepare to meet in the Conclave electing a successor to Pope Francis, various issues ...

Smoke signals have occurred at mid-morning, noon, mid-afternoon and evening. The longest conclave took three years.

Nestled in the heart of the Italian capital whose hills bear silent witness to the most decadent customs throughout the ages, ...

Over the years, Pope Francis has welcomed multiple international celebrities to the Holy See. Some of these encounters have ...

Just days before the Vatican convenes to elect a new pope, US President Donald Trump has stirred controversy by seemingly ...

The 70-year-old veteran diplomat was Francis’ secretary of state, essentially the Holy See’s prime minister. Though associated closely with Francis’ pontificate, Parolin is much more demure ...

The most obvious black mark on Parolin’s diplomatic record is the Holy See-China agreement that he oversaw in 2018, giving the Chinese Communist Party extensive powers governing the church ...

The 70-year-old veteran diplomat was Francis’ secretary of state, essentially the Holy See’s prime minister. Though associated closely with Francis’ pontificate, Parolin is much more demure ...

Keith Pitt grew up a world away from the grandeur of Vatican City. Yet his roots in the Catholic Church run deep.

Nestled in the heart of the Italian capital whose hills bear silent witness to the most decadent customs throughout the ages, the Vatican is the city-state governed by the Holy See where the pope ...