A seasoned diplomat who worked with Pope Francis for 12 years, Cardinal Pietro Parolin is well-known in Rome and abroad, and ...

For Cardinal Juan García Rodríguez, the pre-conclave gatherings are not about orchestrated strategies or names whispered in ...

The papal conclave in the modern era has resulted in a number of progressive popes playing various roles in shaping political ...

The Catholic Church will begin the secretive process of choosing a new pope on Wednesday. The cardinals eligible to vote will ...

An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth…” is a useful starting place for discussion of the influence of Pope Francis, who ...

This gives the pope significant influence across ... including mediating between the United States and Cuba. Known for his closeness to Francis, the Irish News described him as a "pragmatist ...

Known by his peers as a serious theologian, scholar and educator, Erdő, 72, is a leading contender among conservatives. He ...

The month of April saw the death of history's first Latin American pope. Known for his embrace of the downtrodden, Pope ...

It is “providential” that Cuba is to receive a third papal visit in 17 years, following those of the late John Paul II in 1998 and Benedict XVI in 2012. Leaders of Cuba's Catholic Church ...

Leading the 1.4 billion-strong Catholic Church. Location: Vatican City. There are no official candidates for the papacy, but ...