The Vatican City backdrop was ornate. But the service itself wasn't. That was what the first pope from Latin America who changed the church requested. He wanted it as "simple" as possible.

Associate Architect Eric Schmid said it was also designed to be the perfect backdrop to the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum. Schmid added, “We couldn't put a building here without at ...

The Vatican City backdrop was ornate. But the service itself wasn't. That was what the first pope from Latin America who changed the church requested. He wanted it as "simple" as possible. Choirs have ...