VATICAN CITY — Well before midnight, pilgrims are massing in the great square in front of St. Peter’s Basilica. Some swirl around the huge Christmas tree, brought from Austria. Others gather ...

Jubilee pilgrims spending the Christmas season in Rome ... he will preside over the opening of the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica at 7 p.m. followed by the Christmas “Mass during the Night. ...

At Christmas, doing good for others holds even greater value, and thus the quintessential Christmas show, which returns punctually to Rome for the holidays, once again embraces solidarity.

This year, large Christmas trees are displayed in Rome’s Piazza di Popolo, the Spanish Steps, and St. Peter’s Square. A Christmas tree is seen in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City, Wednesday ...