The Vatican illuminated this year's Christmas tree and unveiled the nativity scene for the holiday season on Saturday (12/7).

One of the Vatican's Nativity scenes raised eyebrows when it was unveiled because it featured a keffiyeh, the Palestinian ...

Assuring the crowd of the sustainable harvesting of the tree, the pope compared the rings in the 98-foot-tall tree to the ...

This “adorable” scene, as described by Star Barn steward David Abel, is one of 100 Nativity scenes from around the world that is on display at the Vatican this Christmas. R. Michael Palan ...

According to information from the Vatican, the fishermen and women would traditionally only come into the village for three important holidays every year, including Easter and Christmas.

a spokesperson for the Vatican's evangelization office, which is organising the Jubilee. Rome is the global centre of the Catholic Holy Year, which opens on Dec. 24, Christmas Eve, and runs ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — “With tears in our eyes, let us raise our prayer for peace,” Pope Francis said as he thanked the people ...

The Vatican was not rocking around the Christmas tree on Thursday after a 95-foot Norway spruce from northern Italy became wreathed in controversy this fall. An online petition posted to change ...

The petition has garnered widespread support. The proposal: Cutting down 40 fir trees for Christmas decoration The Vatican and the Municipality of Ledro have agreed to cut down 40 fir trees ...