On a flight back from World Youth Day 2019, Pope Francis casually asked Cardinal Kevin Farrell to take on a role steeped in Vatican tradition: camerlengo. This position, also known as chamberlain ...

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.