This abandoned 17th-century chapel - known as the Oval Church - had been high on our list for a long time, and we finally made the trip. It may not be massive, but its atmosphere and unique ...

In addition to the new Holy Father in the foreground, the background is the Pauline Chapel in the Apostolic Palace. Perhaps the new papal portrait might attract more attention to this important ...

White smoke was witnessed emerging from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, in a direct signal that a new pope has already been elected. The name of the pope has yet to be announced by ...

The Sistine Chapel has witnessed every papal election since 1492 with only five exceptions, and it is preparing to once again host the conclave. The 133 cardinal electors, meeting behind closed ...

Besides its masterpieces by Michelangelo, the Sistine Chapel is undergoing a makeover, involving the installation of a stove for burning secret votes and a chimney which will billow smoke to ...

of Poland; Francis Arinze, 92, of Nigeria; Angelo Scola, 83, Italy; Oswald Gracias, 80, of India; and Christoph Schönborn, 80, of Austria. There has never been a pope from the United States ...

The conclave is designed to be a highly secretive process, wherein the outside world is entirely ignorant to the discussions happening inside the Sistine Chapel, and the cardinals themselves ...

Lewis J. Oswald, 76, of Lancaster, passed away at his home on Saturday, April 12, 2025, surrounded by his family. Born in Hazelton, PA, he was the son of the late James Oswald, Sr. and Ann (Stash ...

It is time to give up on flimsy tales of whispered conversations, conspiratorial meetings, supposed deathbed confessions and the like to answer three questions: Second question: Was Oswald’s ...

Oswald was charged with Kennedy’s assassination but denied responsibility for the shooting. He was killed two days after the 1963 assassination. While Trump’s theory that Oswald may have had ...

Larry D. Oswald, 65, of New Tripoli, passed away on Monday, March 17, 2025, at Lehigh Valley Hospital. He and his wife, Christine M. (Gehringer) Oswald, would have celebrated their 40th wedding ...

Just over 98 years ago, Walt Disney and animator Ub Iwerks co-created Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, the cartoon predecessor of Mickey Mouse. While Oswald has never fully recaptured the popularity he ...