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Home / Lifestyle / Culture / Photos / PICS: The Vatican unveils Nativity scene in St Peter`s Square ahead of Christmas

PICS: The Vatican unveils Nativity scene in St Peter`s Square ahead of Christmas

Updated On: 16 December, 2025 10:55 AM IST | Nascimento Pinto

Ahead of Christmas Day, The Vatican unveiled its Nativity scene on Monday in the presence of followers of Christianity and tourists from around the world

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Ahead of Christmas Day, The Vatican unveiled its Nativity scene on Monday in the presence of followers of Christianity and tourists from around the world

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Ahead of Christmas Day, The Vatican unveiled its Nativity scene on Monday in the presence of followers of Christianity and tourists from around the world
<p>The 82-foot spruce tree hailed from Italy`s German-speaking majority autonomous province on the Austrian border</p>

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The 82-foot spruce tree hailed from Italy`s German-speaking majority autonomous province on the Austrian border

<p>The life-size Nativity scene was designed by the Nocera Inferiore-Sarno diocese in the southern Campania province, featuring architectural elements from the region</p>

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The life-size Nativity scene was designed by the Nocera Inferiore-Sarno diocese in the southern Campania province, featuring architectural elements from the region

<p>The inauguration of the Nativity scene and tree lighting are part of Christmas season events that also will include a Christmas Eve Mass and the traditional Urbi et Orbi, or `To the City and the World`, address by the pope on Christmas Day</p>

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The inauguration of the Nativity scene and tree lighting are part of Christmas season events that also will include a Christmas Eve Mass and the traditional Urbi et Orbi, or `To the City and the World`, address by the pope on Christmas Day

<p>As people get ready to celebrate Christmas this year, this holiday season will also close the Jubilee Year opened by the late Pope Francis</p>

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As people get ready to celebrate Christmas this year, this holiday season will also close the Jubilee Year opened by the late Pope Francis

<p>There are reportedly more than 1.4 billion followers of Christianity around the world, and approximately 28 million of them are in India</p>

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There are reportedly more than 1.4 billion followers of Christianity around the world, and approximately 28 million of them are in India

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