Pittsburgh's own Lou Astorino is the only American architect in history to design a chapel for The Vatican. When the Cardinals are sequestered to vote on the next pope, they'll attend mass in The Chapel of the Holy Spirit; a small, intimate chapel designed by the Pittsburgh native.
Though the construction of the chapel faced a few obstacles, the least of which was the plot of land Vatican officials selected for the chapel, it now stands pristine next to the hotel the sequestered Cardinals will be frequenting.
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