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On the Christmas of the Jubilee Year, the message and creativity of the nativity scenes in the Governorate

Jesus is born among recycled materials as everyday life unfolds

The theme of the nativity scene set up in the entrance of the Palace of the Governorate, is the Jubilee, with its depiction of a partly-opened Holy Door. Its uniqueness is that it can be contemplated from any direction because its creators, Augusto Minosse, Andrea Carlino and Fabio Frezza, of the Garden and Environmental Services of the Directorate for Infrastructures and Services, designed it with a 360 degree view in mind. It is set on a rocky hill and is protected by a colourful wooden and foam rubber covering, just below the main group of figures: Mary, Joseph and the Child, surrounded by the shepherds and the Magi.

An exhibition at the Church of Sant’Agnese in Agone

“Icons of Hope: A Journey of Faith in the Vatican Museums”

“Icons of Hope: A Journey of Faith in the Vatican Museums” is the theme of an exhibition on Eastern icons, which will take place from 16 December to 16 February 2025, at the Church of Sant’Agnese in Agone in Rome.

The Cardinal President and the Secretary General preside at a ceremony for the inauguration of the Nativity Scene and the lighting of the Christmas tree in Saint Peter’s Square

Lights, music and art to announce the birth of Jesus

Christmas music, melodies and lights brightened the darkness of the night. The much-anticipated moment has arrived, when people can admire the nativity scene and see the Christmas tree lights in Saint Peter’s Square. Cardinal Fernando Vérgez Alzaga and Sr. Raffaella Petrini, respectively, President and Secretary General, of the Governorate of Vatican City State, inaugurated the nativity scene from Grado and lit the 29-metre red fir Christmas tree, from Ledro, during a ceremony on Saturday evening, 7 December before a crowd of people.

Inauguration of a mosaic depicting Christ Pantocrator in the Vatican Gardens

Symbol of the Mission of the Trinitarians

On Thursday morning, 5 December, a mosaic depicting Christ Pantocrator, made by young people with disabilities and their teachers, was officially inaugurated in the Vatican Gardens. The impressive mosaic was the result of a collaboration with the mosaics laboratory of the Centro di Riabilitazione Ada “Ceschin Pilone” (rehabilitation centre) of the Institute of the Trinitarian Fathers of Venosa-Bernalda. Cardinal Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, President of the Governorate of Vatican City State, presided over the inauguration ceremony.