US EditionVatican unveils Nativity scene, lights Christmas tree in St. Peter’s Square
The 25-meter Norway spruce weighing 8.8 tons was donated by South Tyrol communities and the Nativity scene features traditional Southern Italian elements, marking the Jubilee Year’s close.
- The Vatican unveiled its Nativity scene and lit a 25-meter Christmas tree, featuring decorations from Italy's South Tyrol province, in St. Peter's Square.
- The tree and Nativity scene were designed to showcase elements from South Tyrol and Campania provinces, celebrating the diversity of Italy's cultures.
- The Christmas events, including the tree lighting and a papal Mass, will close the Jubilee Year opened by the late Pope Francis.
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Pro-life leader praises Vatican’s ‘inspiring’ anti-abortion Nativity scene: ‘It’s really beautiful’
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: The leader of an international pro-life organization lauded the Nativity scene set up by the Vatican that highlighted the more than 25,000 babies who were not aborted this year thanks to the group’s outreach initiatives. In an interview with Fox News Digital, 40 Days for Life CEO and founder Shawn Carney said the Vatican reached out to his organization about creating a Nativity scene repr…
Pro-life leader praises Vatican's 'inspiring' anti-abortion Nativity scene: 'It's really beautiful'
40 Days for Life CEO Shawn Carney praised the Vatican's Nativity display where thousands of colored ribbons represent babies not aborted due to the group's activism.
And they lit the lights on a 25-metre-long tree.
Pope Leo’s first Vatican Christmas crèche carries message of peace
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV unveiled his first crèches, or Nativity scenes, as pope on Monday (Dec. 15), a longtime tradition signaling the start of Christmas festivities at the Vatican. The crèche in St. Peter’s Square, visible to tourists and pilgrims visiting the Vatican, was made by the artists of the diocese of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno, not far from the Italian city of Naples, known for its vibrant Nativity scenes. Beside it stands an …
Vatican governor Petrini presided over the ceremony, the first time for a woman (ANSA)
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