Who is the new papal almoner - and how has the role changed?

It seemed only a matter of time before Luis Marín de San Martín received weightier responsibilities.

Bishop Luis Marín de San Martín was watching from the window of the Augustinian order’s headquarters in Rome when the velvet curtains parted on the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica and a cardinal emerged to announce the name of the new pope.

Bishop Luis Marín de San Martín, O.S.A. Credit: Screenshot from @VaticanNewsES YouTube channel.

When he heard the wor…