Cardinal Kevin Farrell presides over a vigil in Rome following the death of African-American man George Floyd in 2020 (AP) ...

Cardinal Kevin Farrell at a procession at the Vatican last week.© yara nardi/Reuters Cardinal Farrell led the procession accompanying Pope Francis’ body into St. Peter’s Basilica at the ...

Cardinal Farrell, who was born in Ireland but has spent much of his life in the US, is the Vatican’s camerlengo, or chamberlain. As such, he will now run the administrative and financial affairs ...

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, who has ties to the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, was chosen by Pope Francis to serve as camerlengo, who is now in charge of the Vatican until a new pope is chosen.

Cardinal Kevin Farrell takes temporary leadership as North Texas Catholics mourn Pope Francis In Fort Worth and across North Texas, Catholics are continuing to pray on Wednesday for the late Pope ...

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, 77, the senior Vatican official who announced Pope Francis' death on Monday, April 21, will serve as the interim manager of the Vatican until a new pope is elected ...

Irish-born American Cardinal Kevin Farrell, 77, who was among the experts on the Vatican’s finances who briefed their fellow prelates on the budget on Wednesday (April 30), is also the papal ...

He is also seen acting as the dean of the College of Cardinals, who oversees the election of the new Pope. In reality, the camerlengo is Cardinal Kevin Farrell.

Kevin Farrell Farrell, 77, was selected by Francis in 2019 as the camerlengo, the Vatican official who runs the Holy See after the death of a pope and before the election of another.

Cardinal Camerlengo Kevin Joseph Farrell addresses the audience as he sits in front of the open casket containing the body of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on April 23, 2025.

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, who is running the Vatican until a new pope is elected, led the procession to the altar, with clouds of incense and the choir chanting the Litany of Saints hymn.