The Sistine Chapel is ready for the papal conclave. Front-runners such as Parolin and Tagle are losing momentum amid a divided College of Cardinals.

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

Pope Francis died on April 21, triggering a call for the 133 cardinal electors to gather in the Sistine Chapel to select the new leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. With representatives from ...

Pietro Parolin, seen as a safe choice, has moved ahead of the previous favourite, Filipino Luis Antonio Tagle, according to ...

As the conclave to elect the next pope begins Wednesday at the Vatican, four candidates have emerged as clear ...

The movie “Conclave” delves into the intricacies of papal politics and the election of a new pope, but how accurate is it in ...

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 ...

As 133 cardinals prepare to vote on Pope Francis’ successor, two of the WTA’s biggest stars, Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek, are ...

The media have never had so much influence on the men who pick the pope.

One such recent occasion was when the late Pope suggested last year that Israel's military campaign in Gaza might amount to ...

Contenders for pope emerge from the U.S., Asia, and Africa—raising the chance of a non-European successor to Francis.