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

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

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 ...

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

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 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 ...

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

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

What does it take to become a pope? The Holy See shared the minimum qualifications for a pope on its official LinkedIn account after it received "several messages of interest in the Sede Vacante." The ...

St Peter’s Square, glistening in the sunshine beneath us, is slowly filling with worshippers. Later, they will have the ...