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St Peter’s open at dawn for canonization
P(ANSA) – Rome, April 23 – St Peter’s Square will be open to the public as of 5:30 am local time on Sunday for the double canonization of former popes John XXIII and John Paul II, authorities said Wednesday. From … Continue reading
Campania to donate St. Peter’s nativity scene this year
(ANSA) – Rome, December 3 – This year’s nativity scene in St. Peter’s Square will be set in the southern Italian region around Naples which the Romans called “Campania felix”, or “fertile countryside”. It will be crafted by Naples-born Antonio … Continue reading
St. Peter’s Christmas Tree from Bavaria
(ANSA) – Berlin, December 2 – The tree that will stand in St. Peter’s Square this Christmas was cut down Monday in the German town of Regensburg, and will arrive in Rome on Thursday evening. The 45-year-old tree stands 25 … Continue reading