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CNN
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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, a Dublin-born cleric who became a naturalized American citizen after spending many years ministering in the United States. Farrell, a former Bishop of Dallas, holds the position of “camerlengo” (or chamberlain) which tasks him with “overseeing and administering the temporal goods and rights of the Apostolic See” following the death or resignation of a pope.
It is the camerlengo’s job to “officially ascertain the Pope’s death,” place seals on the pope’s bedroom and…
