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Vatican Unveils Nativity Scene and Giant Christmas Tree
12/15/2025
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- The Vatican City unveiled the Nativity scene and lit an 82-foot Christmas tree on December 15, 2025.
- The Nativity scene was designed by the Nocera Inferiore-Sarno diocese and features life-size figures and local agricultural products.
- Pope Leo XIV called display a symbol of faith and hope; he thanked Costa Rican artist Paula Sáenz Soto.
- Events will conclude with a Christmas Eve Mass and the pope's address on Christmas Day.
