When Cardinal Matteo Zuppi eventually heads to Kyiv, Ukraine, and, in particular, to Moscow as the pope's peace emissary, it may not be his connections to the Vatican that opens doors for him but ...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 5 - One of the top papabili (likely popes) among the conclave cardinals is a man on a mission from late Pope Francis, Ukraine envoy, Bologna Archbishop and Italian Bishops ...

Pope Francis greets Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, president of the Italian bishops' conference, during a meeting with representatives of most of Italy's 227 dioceses and their programs to encourage the ...

A possible contender for the papacy, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi has worked with the needy and the disenfranchised, even as he participated in peace talks around the world. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting ...

Each day between now and the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis, on a date yet to be set, John Allen is offering a profile of a different papabile, the Italian term for a man who could be ...

ROME – Will Cardinal Matteo Zuppi of Bologna, president of the powerful Italian bishops’ conference, be the next erstwhile darling of the Pope Francis era to fall from favor? The question may seem ...

A contender to be pope? With no official campaigning or list of candidates, there is much speculation about who will succeed Pope Francis. Here is one cardinal cited by some as a potential frontrunner ...