Following Pope Francis's death, Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the camerlengo, is now in the spotlight, overseeing the Vatican during the interregnum. Appointed by Francis, Farrell's duties include ...

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.

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 ...

Following the death of Pope Francis on Monday morning (April 21, 2025), Irish-born American Cardinal Kevin Farrell, took over as the acting head of the Vatican. He is the ‘camerlengo’ or the ...

The camerlengo’s powers are limited to the day-to-day administration of the Vatican and he chairs a committee of three other cardinals as he carries out his duties.

During a papal interregnum, all leaders of the Vatican offices cease to carry out their work aside from the camerlengo and two others. Farrell is a well-qualified camerlengo.