US EditionWho is Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the acting head of the Vatican?
- Pope Francis passed away at age 88 after battling pneumonia, prompting a period of mourning in the Vatican.
- Cardinal Kevin Farrell is currently overseeing Vatican affairs as the camerlengo, a role he has held since 2019, which includes managing the Church during the transition.
- The papal conclave will commence after nine days of mourning to elect a new pope, with 252 cardinals expected to participate.
- Potential successors include Cardinals Luis Tagle and Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, each with distinct views on church teachings.
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He travels in the shadows throughout the duration of the papacy and then when the period of the Vatican's vacant seat begins or as soon as the Pontiff closes his eyes on the earthly world, he becomes the key figure
Kevin Farrell, the ex-bishop of Dallas at the head of the Vatican until the election of the new pope
An American born in Ireland will be in charge of the Vatican until the election of the new pope. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camarlengo since 2019, was in charge of officially announcing the death of Francis and will bear on his shoulders the weight of the bureaucracy and organization of the Church – including Bergoglio's funeral and the preparation of the conclave – until a new pontiff occupies the chair of St. Peter.
The Times of Northwest Indiana
US cardinal serves as 'camerlengo'
VATICAN CITY — Cardinal Kevin Farrell remembers the day Pope Francis asked him to be the camerlengo, the Vatican official who runs the Holy See after the death of one pope and before the election of another.
US-Irish Cardinal Kevin Farrell is currently in charge of the Vatican and is organizing the conclave.
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