Even though cardinals don’t campaign for the job, there are always front-runners going into a conclave to choose the next ...

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 ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Some takeaways about the life of Pope Francis, who died Monday: ...

Pope Francis charmed the world with those poignant acts of love, humility and informality, starting with his first appearance ...

His entire life was dedicated to the service of the Lord and of his Church,″ Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo, said in an announcement.

A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” It implies the sacred and secretive process is no popularity contest or campaign ...

Rome (CNN) — Following the death of Pope Francis, a cardinal from the United States has become acting head of the Vatican until a new pontiff is elected. He is Cardinal Kevin Farrell ...

Francis, the 'People's Pope' had been head of the Vatican since 2013, and his death was announced by Cardinal Kevin Farrell in a statement at around 9.45am today. It read: "Dearest brothers and ...

His entire life was dedicated to the service of the Lord and of his Church,” Cardinal Kevin Farrell said ... and rode in compact cars. It wasn’t a gimmick. “I see clearly that the thing ...

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, who was born in Dublin, is camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church (Niall Carson/PA) An Irish-born cardinal made the announcement to the world that Pope Francis had died.

Francis lived in the Vatican hotel rather than the Apostolic Palace, wore his old orthotic shoes rather than the traditional red loafers, and used compact ... erupted over ex-Cardinal Theodore ...