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VATICAN CHRISTMAS: The Vatican illuminated this year’s Christmas tree and unveiled the nativity scene for the holiday season on Saturday (12/7). The 95-foot-tall red spruce hails from a forest ...
Pope Francis prays in front of a Nativity Scene crafted in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, as he arrives for a meeting with the donors of the fir tree set up in St. Peter's Square as a Christmas ...
Presentation of the nativity scene and the lighting of the Christmas tree in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, on 9 December 2024 (Photo by Rocco Spaziani / Archivio Spaziani / Mondadori ...
There are many fond memories and cherished, time-honored traditions, rituals and symbols that mark this time of the year -- the symbols of the Christmas tree ... the-first-nativity-scene) Francis ...