The Pope made a special announcement to a group of Peruvian pilgrims in St. Peter's Square last week.
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'This year’s Nativity display will also be from the Peruvian community.'
Now it's official. It will be the first time the Vatican's Nativity scene comes from the Americas.
This is the Peruvian Nativity scene.
It's made of 30 life-size pieces, it comes from the Andes, and it commemorates 200 years of Peru's independence.
The Christmas tree is from Trentino, in northern Italy. It is a 98-foot-tall red spruce.
Both the Nativity scene and the Christmas tree will be unveiled on Dec. 10 and will illuminate the Vatican until Jan. 9.
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