An Irish American Cardinal, a little known in the wider world, was the one who made the announcement of Pope Francis’ death on Monday morning. After announcing that the Pope “returned to the father’s house”, Irish -American Cardinal Kevin Farrell took over one of his biggest roles: “Camerlengo”, that is, the person who runs the Vatican after death or resignation. Pope Francis defined the cardinal for this role in 2019. The cardinal will remain in this position during the “Apostolica Sedes Vacans”, of the period between the death or the resignation of a Pope and the election of the next Pontiff, the British BBC reports. It will also play an important role in the ceremonies for the death of Pope Francis. Born in 1947 in Dublin, Farrell attended the University of Salamanca in Spain and at the Pontiff Gregorian University of Rome. He has taken on critical duties in churches around the world, serving as a priest at the University of Moderrei […]
Source: News Beast
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