INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
the cardinal for the role in 2019
the election of the next pontiff.He also will play an important role in the centuries-old ceremonies to mourn Pope Francis.Born in 1947 in
Dublin, Farrell attended the University of Salamanca in Spain and the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, according to the Vatican.He
held roles in churches around the world, serving as a chaplain at the University of Monterrey in Mexico as well as at a parish in Bethesda,
Maryland.All told, the 77-year-old spent more than 30 years working for churches in the US.Farrell was appointed Bishop of Dallas in 2007
raising him to the rank of cardinal.Years after naming him as camerlengo, in 2023, Francis chose Farrell as president of the Supreme Court
He was also named president of the Commission for Confidential Matters.How the next Pope is chosenAs camerlengo, Cardinal Farrell will be
tasked with making arrangements for the conclave, the process through which the next pontiff is selected.Technically, a camerlengo can
become pope, as has happened twice in history: Gioacchino Pecci (Pope Leo XIII) in 1878 and Eugenio Pacelli (Pope Pius XII) in 1939.The
Basilica.The ceremony could take place as soon as Wednesday morning, according to the Vatican.Source: BBC--Agencies
