An expert tells PEOPLE that Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa was ... his last name has inspired a number of memes), he previously made news when he offered himself up in exchange for children ...

But on Monday Cardinal Pietro Parolin, who as secretary of state was Francis’s number two, presented Becciu with two documents signed by the Argentine pontiff which said he could not ...

Appointed archbishop in 2002 by John Paul, Cardinal Erdo was in charge during a decline in the number of Hungarians who declare themselves Roman Catholics. Between 2011 and 2022, according to ...

Here's a look at the conclave by the numbers: 133: The number of cardinal electors -- the most ever -- who voted inside the Sistine Chapel until they reached a two-thirds majority -- at least 89 ...

There was a New York City “kingmaker” in the papal conclave. New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan played a decisive role in paving the way for Pope Leo XIV to become the first American pontiff ...

But on April 28, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, who as secretary of state was Francis’s number two, presented Becciu with two documents signed by the Argentine pontiff, which said he could not, the media ...

But on Monday Cardinal Pietro Parolin, who as secretary of state was Francis's number two, presented Becciu with two documents signed by the Argentine pontiff which said he could not, the media ...