Joe Donnelly, the former U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, spoke to CFR about the process of picking a new pope and how the ...

Over 130 elector cardinals from around the globe are tasked with picking a new pope, who will assume leadership of the world's 1.4 billion Roman Catholics. Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re ...

Choosing a replacement for Pope Francis is a secretive and time-tested process for the cardinal-electors in the Sistine ...

Parolin was also the Vatican’s point-person in its frustrated efforts ... He has been archbishop of Congo’s capital since 2018 and a cardinal since in 2019. Francis also appointed him to ...

As the papal conclave nears, people in Italy turn to an online game for some possible outcomes. The goal is to exchange glory ...

Over 130 elector cardinals from around the globe are tasked with picking a new pope, who will assume leadership of the world's 1.4 billion Roman Catholics. Cardinal Giovanni Battista ... and troubled ...

They said 70-year-old Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s secretary of state, is another top contender. Pope Francis made a point of naming cardinals from around the globe ...