The death of a Roman Pontiff sets in motion a meticulously coordinated series of events, governed by the Apostolic Constitution Universi Dominici Gregis (UDG). This period, known as the Sede Vacante (Vacant See), involves a transfer of authority, the destruction of papal symbols, and...

Imagine stepping into a time machine and dialing the year back to 1925. You would arrive in the middle of the "Roaring Twenties," a time when the United States was changing faster than ever before. Horse-drawn carriages were fighting for space with shiny new...