Who is Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the acting head of the Vatican?

Who is Cardinal Farrell, the camerlengo and key figure in the papal transition?

Cardinal Kevin Farrell on May 2, 2017. / Credit: Lucia Ballester/CNA Vatican City, Apr 21, 2025 / 17:28 pm (CNA). Following the death of Pope Francis, an Irish-American cardinal is playing a leading role in overseeing Vatican affairs until the election of a new pope. Cardinal Kevin Farrell is a key figure in the papal succession because of his appointment in 2019 as the camerlengo of the apostolic chamber. The responsibilities of the camerlengo,…

Meet the US cardinal now running the Vatican

Following the death of Pope Francis, a cardinal from the United States has become acting head of the Vatican until a new pontiff is elected.

The conclave's voting electorate was stacked by Pope Francis

(RNS) — Of the 135 members of the College of Cardinals currently eligible to vote, more than 80% were appointed by Pope Francis.

What we know about Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Vatican's interim manager until a new pope is elected

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the senior Vatican official who announced Pope Francis's death on Monday morning.

Pope Francis’ death brings sorrow and mourning to Dallas-area’s Catholic community

DALLAS — The Dallas-area Catholic community on Monday mourned the passing of Pope Francis, reflecting on history’s first Latin American pontiff and his legacy of inclusivity and serving the poor.

Pope's 'Camerlengo' to run Vatican in wake of Francis' death

VATICAN CITY — With Pope Francis’s death, the immediate running of the Vatican is now in the hands of one cardinal, Dublin-born Cardinal Kevin Farrell. Known as the Camerlengo, and appointed by the pope, it is he who will lead meetings to determine the date of Francis’s funeral, and supervise other organizational tasks, culminating in the Conclave to elect the next pope. On Monday evening, Farrell was due to preside over the rite that would see …