At 9:45 a.m. on April 21, American Cardinal Kevin Farrell announced the death of Pope Francis from the chapel of Casa Santa Marta, where the late Holy Father resided for the duration of his 12-year papacy. Cardinal Farrell didn’t do so by chance.
Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell
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