![]() The tradition of erecting a Christmas Tree as well as the life-size Nativity Scene in the Square dates back to 1982, when Pope John Paul II brought the northern European symbol of Christmas to the Vatican.įather John Paul Wauck, a professor at Rome’s Santa Croce University, told Breitbart News that the rainbow colors in this year’s Christmas tree are “a tremendous reminder of the true Biblical meaning of the rainbow: it’s a sign of God’s covenant with humanity and with all created things.” This year’s Vatican Christmas Tree has been adorned with rows of ceramic spheres in the colors of the rainbow, recalling God’s promise of peace with the world after the great flood described in the book of Genesis.Įvery year the Vatican places a huge Christmas tree in Saint Peter’s Square directly in front of the Vatican Basilica.
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