Rome, the sustainable cedar wood nativity scene arrives in St. Peter’s Square from 3 December

From 3 December, the Nativity scene of Sutrio will decorate the heart of Piazza San Pietro in Rome with its 50 cedar wood statuettes. The Vatican’s 2022 Christmas nativity scene will be the one from Friuli Venezia Giuliamore precisely from Sutrio in Carnia (Ud). Created by a team of eleven artists, the nativity scene entirely … Read more

Eighteen statues for 116 square meters: how the Sutrio nativity scene in St. Peter’s Square is taking shape

The crib of Sutrio is preparing for the big day in St. Peter’s Square. It will smell like Cedar wood And from 3 December it will furnish the heart of St. Peter’s Square in Romewith his 18 statues arranged over an area of ​​116 square metersilluminated by 50 light points: it is the Nativity scene … Read more

Rome, the Nativity scene of Sutrio (Ud) arrives in St. Peter’s Square from 3 December

From 3 December, the Nativity scene of Sutrio will decorate the heart of Piazza San Pietro in Rome with its 50 cedar wood statuettes. The Vatican’s 2022 Christmas nativity scene will be the one from Friuli Venezia Giuliamore precisely from Sutrio in Carnia (Ud). Created by a team of eleven artists, the nativity scene entirely … Read more

Saint Peter’s Basilica refuses to be a “great museum”: access only for the faithful and more liturgies

Europe loses believers at a forced march and the churches run the risk to become showrooms, clothing stores or nightclubs. Concerned about this desacralizing drift, those in charge of the Basilica of Saint Peter they are taking steps to revive the atmosphere of prayer in the heart of Christendom. This is stated in an interview … Read more