He served as the Vatican's Secretary of State during Francis's papacy, having already replaced him at some events during his illness.

Could the Roman Catholic Church return to its long tradition of Italian popes? For the first time since the death of John Paul I in 1978, it could happen. Pietro Parolin, a cardinal and longtime ...

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 ...

Cardinals have talked about Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, as someone who could have a steady, ...

Italy’s Pietro Parolin leads odds on the Polymarket and Kalshi betting platforms, while Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines ...