Standing on the same stage where Francis usually presides, the Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, ...
The Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, but not when he is ...
The Vatican reported a “slight improvement” in the Pope’s condition on Monday evening, though it continued to describe his ...
The U.S. bishops urged the faithful to join in on a call from Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin to pray the ...
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, will lead a public recitation of the rosary at 9 p.m. Feb. 24 in St. Peter’s Square.
The Vatican’s Secretary of State Pietro Cardinal Parolin emphasised that military action must respect human rights during a ...
Following the death of a pope, or in rare cases of resignation such as with Pope Benedict XVI, the Vatican convenes a papal ...