With no official campaigning or list of candidates and the election process shrouded in secrecy, speculation about who will ...

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

But papal betting has a long history. Roman banking houses were taking bets as far back as 1503. Alessandro Damasceni Peretti ...

A possible contender for the papacy, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi has worked with the needy and the disenfranchised, even as he ...

There are no official candidates for the papacy, but some cardinals are considered “papabile,” or possessing the ...

Pope Francis chose 149 of the current members of the college, most of whom will help choose his successor as cardinal ...

Crimea has emerged as the central obstacle to ending the war in Ukraine. But for the strategic peninsula ... conquered or ...

President Donald Trump is reshaping U.S. foreign policy with tough nuclear talks, soaring tariffs and a demand for allies to ...

U.S. President Donald Trump's promise to negotiate peace in Ukraine within his first 100 days in office collided with reality ...

Pope Francis had a special devotion to the Marian icon, Salus Populi Romani (Salvation or Health of the Roman People), which ...

Three of the youngest cardinals who will take part in the Conclave: Americo Manuel (51), from Portugal; Cardenal Mykola (45), ...