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A view of the Christmas tree after it was lit on Dec. 14, 2012 in St. Peter's Square.

Small town's Christmas tree brings splendor to Vatican

Dec 14, 2012

A young boy named Mario had the honor of lighting a majestic Christmas tree in St. Peter's Square on the... Read more

Bishop Giuseppe Sciacca at a Dec. 13, 2012 press conference about the Vatican's Nativity scene.

Vatican Nativity scene will reflect southern Italy cave setting

Dec 14, 2012

By Michelle La Rosa

This Christmas season visitors to St. Peter’s Square will get a chance to see a Nativity scene that is set... Read more

Maximiliano Tresoldi with his mother and father.

Mother recalls son waking from coma as best Christmas gift

Dec 10, 2012

After spending ten years in a comatose state, a young Italian man named Maximiliano Tresoldi woke up on Christmas of... Read more

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After decades-long ban, Christmas holds new meaning for Cuba

Dec 4, 2012

Local Catholics say that the reinstatement of Christmas as a national holiday in 1997 after decades of being outlawed has... Read more

DC campaign points to Jesus as perfect Christmas gift

Nov 27, 2012

By Michelle La Rosa

A successful Advent initiative in Washington, D.C., is urging people to use the true meaning of the Christmas season to... Read more

Construction begins on a new nativity set in St. Peter's Square.

Vatican nativity set might include animals not at Jesus' birth

Nov 23, 2012

The Vatican has started construction on its annual nativity set in St. Peter's Square, and the display is expected to... Read more