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Cardinal Pietro Parolin attends the 150th anniversary of the arrival of Catholic missionaries in China from an Italian religious order meeting, in Milan, Italy, on Oct. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Antonio ...

Could the Roman Catholic Church return to its long tradition of Italian popes? ... Cardinal Pietro Parolin is among the top contenders to succeed Pope Francis, who died April 21.

Cardinal Pietro Parolin’s four-day visit to Japan, from June 28 to July 1, marked a significant moment for both ...

Pietro Parolin is widely considered to be a frontrunner for the next papacy. The 70-year-old Italian has been the Vatican's secretary of state, a role referred to as the "deputy pope", since 2013 ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, ... The following year, he told BBC News he didn't want the Catholic Church's top job, saying, "I'm not sure whether anyone does aspire to become a pope." ...

Pope Leo XIV called on Filipino bishops over the weekend to be bold in defending peace and human dignity. “Be courageous in ...

A seasoned diplomat who worked with Pope Francis for 12 years, Cardinal Pietro Parolin is well-known in Rome and abroad, and a serious contender to be the next pontiff.

Meanwhile, Parolin isn't the only big name Catholic leader emerging as a contender for the church's leadership. Cardinal Tagle, who hails from the Philippines, is fast-becoming a likely successor ...

Under “Top Contenders,” it listed Péter Erdő, Mario Grech, and Pietro Parolin. Among “Other Notable Candidates,” it named Robert Sarah, Luis Antonio Tagle, Peter Turkson, and Matteo Zuppi.

To mark the National Day of the Holy See at the World Expo in Japan, Cardinal Pietro Parolin explains how beauty and hope are ...