The death of Pope Francis initiates a centuries-old process of rituals and traditions culminating with a conclave to choose his successor.

Kevin Farrell is the camerlengo, or acting head of the Vatican, until a new pope is elected. Here's what to know about Farrell, who was born in Ireland and spent much of his career in the U.S.

Languages: English. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Vatican's camerlengo, officially confirmed the death of Pope Francis on Monday morning, marking the beginning of a solemn transition period in the ...

Francis announced that Farrell would be made a cardinal. On a flight back to Rome from the 2019 World Youth Day in Panama, the pope asked Farrell to serve as camerlengo in the event of his death.

Cardinal Farrell’s nomination as camerlengo was one of several marks of the deep trust Pope Francis placed in the Dublin-born cleric. In 2016, the Pope named Cardinal Farrell prefect of the ...

Pope Francis chose him to be the leader of the Vatican’s family life in 2016, becoming a cardinal and eventually the camerlengo or chamberlain in 2019. The Associated Press called Farrell “one ...

The death of a pope triggers a centuries-old ritual to elect a new one. It involves sacred oaths, the piercing of ballots with a needle and thread, and then burning them.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — 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 ...

The pope was formally pronounced dead by the cardinal camerlengo — currently Irish-born American Kevin Farrell — who is one of the most important Vatican officials during the interregnum period.

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday aged 88, following a stroke and subsequent irreversible heart failure. The death was confirmed and announced by the Pope's "camerlengo", or chamberlain - currently ...