For the first time since the death of John Paul I in 1978, it could happen. Pietro Parolin, a cardinal and longtime Vatican diplomat, is among the top contenders to succeed Pope Francis ...

Here is everything you need to know. Pietro Parolin is widely considered to be a frontrunner for the next papacy. The 70-year-old Italian has been the Vatican's secretary of state, a role referred ...

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With Pietro Parolin among the most likely candidates, the possibility of a Secretary of State ascending to the papal throne is not so improbable. The transition from the Pope's 'right-hand man' to ...

Two favorites to succeed Pope Francis are Pietro Parolin and Luis Antonio Tagle. White smoke was seen above the Sistine Chapel, indicating that cardinals have elected a new pope to lead the church ...

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ADVERTISEMENT Pietro Parolin, a 70-year-old Italian who has been the Vatican’s Secretary of State since 2013, is the favorite at Polymarket, Kalshi, and at foreign bookies. Coming in a close ...

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Chief among them is Pietro Parolin. Born in 1955 in Schiavon, a small town in Italy’s Vicenza province, Parolin has become a central figure in the conclave and is widely seen as a top contender.