The Vatican's annual
Christmas tree was put up in St Peter's Square Thursday.
This year's tree is a 28m spruce from Elk in Poland.
Meanwhile work started on this year's nativity scene, also in
the centre of the square, which has been donated by the Italian
abbey of Montevergine near Benevento in southern Italy.
The creche will be unveiled and the tree's Xmas lights turned
on on December 7 at 16:30 local (15:30 GMT).
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