He notes that the Cardinals Matteo Zuppi and Pietro Parolin are currently top picks among the game's 70,000+ users.

Ed. Note 5/6/25 2:00 p.m. ET: The new pope is Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American whose choice is seen as a major surprise. He has chosen the name Leo XIV. Read about him here. As the latest ...

Later in the day Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said Pope Leo XIV ‘intends to eventually offer the Vatican, the Holy See, for a direct meeting of both parties’.

Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin holds the prestigious rank of the Vatican’s Secretary of State. He received more than 40 votes in the first round on Wednesday, the day voting started, as ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, 70, the Italian who ran the Vatican under Pope Francis, had entered the conclave as a front-runner but hadn’t received overwhelming support during the vote.

Under the ceiling of frescoes painted by Michelangelo, Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin will call on God to give the cardinals "the spirit of intelligence, truth and peace" needed for their task.

Cardinal Parolin was believed to be a leading contender in early voting, especially among Pope Francis’ strongest supporters, possibly attracting 40-50 votes, but he was unable to obtain broader ...