camerlengo
noun
cam·er·len·go
ˌka-mər-ˈleŋ-(ˌ)gō 
plural camerlengos
: a cardinal who heads the Apostolic Camera
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The camerlengo also takes custody of the Vatican’s property in Rome and supervises details for the upcoming conclave.
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Daniel Speed Thompson, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2025
The Ring of the Fisherman is smashed by the camerlengo with a ceremonial hammer, marking the end of the deceased pope’s reign.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
Currently, the camerlengo is Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell, a 77-year-old American of Irish origin.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
The camerlengo also administers the goods and temporal rights of the Holy See until a new pope is chosen.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Feb. 2025
The camerlengo is then expected to take possession of the pontiff’s bespoke Ring of the Fisherman and crush it with a silver hammer.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Feb. 2025
The camerlengo has no role or duties if the pope is merely sick or otherwise incapacitated.
—Nicole Winfield, Star Tribune, 6 July 2021
Silvio Orlando returns as Cardinal Angelo Voiello, the Holy See’s camerlengo and secretary of state.
—Mark Dawidziak, cleveland, 10 Jan. 2020
Francis later appointed Tauran as camerlengo, the symbolically important official who runs the Vatican during the period between the death or resignation of one pope and the election of another.
—Nicole Winfield, Fox News, 6 July 2018
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Daniel Speed Thompson, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2025
The Ring of the Fisherman is smashed by the camerlengo with a ceremonial hammer, marking the end of the deceased pope’s reign.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
Currently, the camerlengo is Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell, a 77-year-old American of Irish origin.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
The camerlengo also administers the goods and temporal rights of the Holy See until a new pope is chosen.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Feb. 2025
The camerlengo is then expected to take possession of the pontiff’s bespoke Ring of the Fisherman and crush it with a silver hammer.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Feb. 2025
The camerlengo has no role or duties if the pope is merely sick or otherwise incapacitated.
—Nicole Winfield, Star Tribune, 6 July 2021
Silvio Orlando returns as Cardinal Angelo Voiello, the Holy See’s camerlengo and secretary of state.
—Mark Dawidziak, cleveland, 10 Jan. 2020
Francis later appointed Tauran as camerlengo, the symbolically important official who runs the Vatican during the period between the death or resignation of one pope and the election of another.
—Nicole Winfield, Fox News, 6 July 2018
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“Camerlengo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/camerlengo. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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