A small island town in northern Italy has put its heart into recreating a local lagoon in a Nativity scene for St. Peter’s Square — the first time the crèche will feature a large body of water.

The Vatican unveiled its annual Nativity scene earlier this evening, paying special tribute to the origins of the beloved tradition on its 800th anniversary. The scene in St. Peter’s Square ...

Pope Francis visited the Nativity scene on display in St Peter's Square on Tuesday as he is about to embark on his Holy Year. A top hurricane forecast is here, and it brings bad news: Danger is al ...

The Nativity scene, placed inside a structure made ... As per tradition, the tree and crèche in St. Peter’s Square will remain on display there until the Feast of the Baptism of Christ on ...

The 100 Nativity Scenes in the Vatican exhibition will remain in St. Peter's Square until 8 January 2023.

On Dec. 7, 2024, Pope Francis publicly showed off the Vatican's 2024 Christmas decorations: a Nativity scene and Christmas tree in St. Peter's Square and a second Nativity scene inside the Vatican.

In 2007, Pope Benedict XVI revealed a new-style nativity scene in the Vatican's St. Peter's Square. It depicted Jesus' birth in Joseph's house, with no mention of a manger or journey to Bethlehem.

Andrea de Walderstein (left) and Antonio Boemo are spearheading the recreation of a local lagoon in a Nativity scene for St. Peter’s Square. Walderstein is the Nativity’s architect ...