VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican unveiled its Nativity scene Monday and lit the 25-meter (82-foot) Christmas tree that towers above it in St. Peter’s Square as a band, chorus and dancers in traditional ...
This year, Pope Leo XIV will lead the Christmas celebrations at the Vatican for the first time, but the popular Christmas traditions at the heart of the Roman Catholic Church remain unchanged.
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis canceled his New Year's Eve tradition of visiting the life-sized Nativity scene set up in St. Peter's Square to discourage large crowds from forming. Meanwhile, major ...