Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, has emerged as an intriguing possibility as cardinals ...

Vatican City is at a critical juncture. With the death of Pope Francis, the focus has turned to the question of succession. A ...

In 2016, Francis appointed Pizzaballa to fill the vacant seat of the Latin Patriarch in Jerusalem — the representative of ...

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa is a Vatican outsider, but his experience in a region sacred to three major religions may ...

A Jerusalem cardinal who spent decades fostering interfaith ties among Christians, Jews and Muslims is a leading contender to ...

Experts say there isn’t a single front-runner, but several names have been cited as indications of the direction the Roman ...

Italian Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, a skilled diplomat from humble origins, is the Catholic Church's highest-ranking ...

In her home in Castel Liteggio, the small hamlet of Cologno al Serio, mother Maria Tadini recounts anecdotes about her son, ...

Many speak of Pierbattista Pizzaballa,” La Repubblica, an Italian newspaper, reported Friday in its coverage of the College ...

Prediction markets have accepted $30 million in wagers on the papal election, which are infamously challenging to predict.

As the conclave to elect the next pope begins Wednesday at the Vatican, four candidates have emerged as clear ...