Tag: The conclave
Final preparations are under way before conclave begins to elect ‘a...
VATICAN CITY -- As members of the College of Cardinals met May 5, all 133 cardinals who plan to enter the conclave to elect...
Multilingual top aide to Pope Francis, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, has key...
VATICAN CITY -- Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state since early in the pontificate of Pope Francis, has long been near the top...
Papal elections by the numbers: Curiosities about age, nationality, firsts and...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis made history with his election in 2013 as the first Latin American as well as the first Jesuit ever...
Rome’s national sport isn’t soccer; it’s betting on the next pope
ROME -- If you thought Italians were only obsessed with soccer, think again. With the conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor still days away,...