Palestinian mourners take the body of a loved one for burial from the city's Arab Ahli, also known as Baptist Hospital, following an earlier Israeli strike on the Holy Family Church. Omar Ashtawy/APA ...

After his death, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Cardinal Secretary of Vatican City, put a seal in place on the papal apartments until a new pope was selected That day came on May 8, when Pope Leo XIV ...

The Vatican’s top diplomat sharply criticized Israel’s “ongoing massacre” in Gaza in comments published on Monday — one of the Catholic Church’s strongest ...

As Pope Leo XIV begins his pontificate with an emphasis on peace, justice and bridge-building, the Vatican has reaffirmed its "unwavering support for the mission of the United Nations" amid conflict ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's Secretary of State for the last 12 years and its top diplomat, has emerged on nearly every shortlist as an obvious papal contender. White smoke has billowed from ...

Pope Leo XIV intends to offer the Vatican to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin as a location for a bilateral Russia-Ukraine meeting, one of his top officials ...

Cardinals attend the first day of the conclave to elect the successor of late Pope Francis inside the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (Vatican Media via AP) VATICAN CITY (AP) — ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — As Israel and Hamas signed a ceasefire agreement that observers hope will finally bring peace to the beleaguered region, the Catholic Church is faced with reestablishing weakened ...

VATICAN CITY, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican Secretary of State who ranks second to the pope in the Catholic Church hierarchy, went into hospital on Tuesday for a scheduled ...

A delegation from the Andorran government met on Oct. 22 with Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin to continue discussions on the decriminalization of abortion in Andorra, a country ...