Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin and Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle are among the favourites to succeed Pope Francis ahead of the Papal Conclave, but a Catholic priest has said it is ...

And here we are, 20 years later: Italian Pietro Parolin and Filipino Luis Tagle will sit in a small room in Santa Marta, after having assessed their respective strengths in the first vote on ...

Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle attends a mass held for the late Pope Francis in St. Peters Basilica, on April 30, 2025 in Rome. Antonio Masiello—Getty Images ...

Pietro Parolin – 26 percent likelihood, with more than $1.1 million in bets. Luis Antonio Tagle – 20 percent, with $1.26 million wagered.

- Pietro Parolin – 26% probability, over $1.1 million wagered - Luis Antonio Tagle – 20% probability, $1.26 million in bets - Matteo Zuppi – 11% probability, $837,000 in trading volume ...

As of the day before the conclave, two candidates seem slightly better positioned than the rest to assume the throne of Peter: the Italian Pietro Parolin and the Filipino Luis Antonio Tagle.

Tagle is a native of Manila and had aspirations to become a doctor until someone “tricked” him into applying for the seminary. He participated in the 2013 conclave that elected Pope Francis.

Cardinal Parolin has moved ahead of the previous favourite, Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, despite some in the Catholic Church being highly critical of the confidential accord that he ...

Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle attends a mass held for the late Pope Francis in St. Peters Basilica, on April 30, 2025 in Rome. Antonio Masiello—Getty Images© Antonio Masiello—Getty Images ...