On a flight back from World Youth Day 2019, Pope Francis casually asked Cardinal Kevin Farrell to take on a role steeped in Vatican tradition: camerlengo. This position, also known as chamberlain, ...

The doors of Pope Francis’s rooms were sealed with a single red ribbon and molten wax in a solemn ceremony hours after his death. The traditional formalities took place on Monday night in Casa Santa ...

An Irish-born American cardinal is playing a pivotal role at the Vatican during the transition between popes. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, who has ties to the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, was ...

The film Conclave begins with the death of the Pope. It then follows the chain of events from that moment to the election of a new Pope, following a few characters—portrayed by a cast that won the top ...

The film Conclave begins with the death of the Pope. It then follows the chain of events from that moment to the election of a new Pope, following a few characters—portrayed by a cast that won the top ...

FILE - Cardinal Kevin Farrell, head of the Vatican's family and laity office, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Rome, July 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Paolo Santalucia, File) VATICAN ...

Cardinal Camerlengo Kevin Farrell, a native of Dublin, officially ascertained the death of Pope Francis on Monday evening, April 21. As Camerlengo, Farrell presided over the rite of ascertainment of ...

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the senior Vatican official who announced Pope Francis' death on Monday morning, will serve as the interim manager of the Vatican until a new pope is elected, according to ...

The first photos of the deceased Pope Francis were published by the Vatican as funeral rites are underway. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, presided over the first ...

The Vatican has confirmed plans for the public viewing of Pope Francis and a funeral Mass for the late Pontiff, with Dublin-native Kevin Joseph Farrell, the Camerlengo, to play a key role in the ...

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