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Local group protests cutting tree for Vatican's Christmas
A local Italian group launched an online petition urging Pope Francis, the Vatican and others to stop the "fir tree-icide." ...
The Vatican picked its Christmas tree. That’s when the trouble started…
The Vatican has been putting Christmas trees in St. Peter’s Square for 42 years, but this year’s Tannenbaum could land the ...
Pope asks Church of Rome to help address housing crisis ahead of Holy Year in 2025
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Friday called on the diocese of Rome to respond to a growing housing crisis in the Eternal City, ...
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Vatican’s Christmas tree plan sparks uproar: Petition urges Pope Francis to save centuries-old fir trees
A petition launched on Change.org is drawing attention to a controversial decision by the Vatican and the Municipality of ...
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Vatican opens visitor center for St. Peter’s Basilica
The space, inaugurated Oct. 31, is intended to provide practical, artistic, and spiritual information to visitors of the ...
Pope Francis Wants to Save the Environment. He Can Start With a Tree.
Environmentalists have called on the pope to halt the chopping down of a tree destined for St. Peter’s Square this Christmas, ...
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Pope Francis: True Devotion to Mary Always ‘Points to Jesus’
Before concluding his Wednesday audience and imparting his paternal blessing for pilgrims, the Holy Father concluded his ...