The 77-year-old Irish-born priest is currently serving as camerlengo, a position which makes him acting head of the Holy See.

Who is Cardinal Kevin Farrell? The acting head of the Vatican who will orchestrate Pope Francis’s successor - Cardinal Kevin ...

After announcing that the pope had "returned to the home of the Father", Irish-American Cardinal Kevin Farrell took on one of ...

The Vatican camerlengo, Cardinal Kevin Farrell, announced the death of Pope Francis on Monday morning. After battling a ...

In 2019, Pope Francis nominated him Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church - a cardinal who acts as the pope's financial ...

Cardinal Kevin Farrell was asked in 2019 by Pope Francis to take on the role managing the Vatican during the ‘interregnum’ ...

An Irish Cardinal who officially announced the news of Pope Francis’ death on Monday will preside over the certification of ...

DUBLINER Kevin Joseph Farrell, who announced the passing of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, will now act as head of the ...

The former bishop of Dallas has assumed the role of the acting head of the Catholic Church following the death of Pope ...

The news of Pope Francis’ death was announced by Irish-born American Cardinal Kevin Farrell, also the Vatican’s camerlengo.

Farrell spent nearly 10 years in Dallas, beginning in 2007, serving as the spiritual leader of the area’s Catholics.

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