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 moderate voice. ... News of new pope delivered by stoves, ...

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 moderate voice.

Parolin oversaw the implementation of 2018’s controversial agreement with China’s leadership that granted the Chinese Communist Party a role in naming new bishops in the country.

Kalshi, a prediction market based in New York, gave Parolin a 26 percent chance of winning as of Monday afternoon, followed by Tagle at 22 percent.

May 3, 2025 Updated Sat., May 3, 2025 at 8:46 p.m. Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, addresses the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters Sept. 28 in New York.

Cardinal Pietro Parolin is considered the walking, talking embodiment of the Vatican establishment. He is seen as a front-runner to be the next pope.

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of State, addresses the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 28, 2024. Parolin is among those named as potential ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the current bookmakers' favorite to be the next pope, is facing renewed scrutiny over a deal he made with China seven years ago.

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Rumors about pope frontrunner Pietro Parolin have been published this week on various news sites, and sexual abuse watchdogs have raised concerns about his and others' records.

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