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(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis is scheduled on Sunday evening to light – remotely from the Vatican – the Christmas tree and nativity scene in the lower piazza of the Basilica San Francesco in Assisi.
The nativity scene has been built into a seven-meter boat used by migrants to travel from Tunisia to the Italian island of Lampedusa in 2014. The ceremony will be attended by 31 refugees from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Nigeria and Syria being hosted by Caritas Assisi.
The actual blessing will be imparted by the Prefect of the Pontifical Household, Archbishop Georg Gänswein, who will also celebrate Mass in the Basilica before the ceremony.
The Italian State Railway and Italian Navy will also distribute toys to families in need.
en.radiovaticana.va/news/2015/12/05/pope_francis_to_remotely_light_nativity_scene_in_assisi/1192288
This year’s nativity scene in Assisi is made from a refugee boat from Lampedusa:
The nativity scene has been built into a seven-meter boat used by migrants to travel from Tunisia to the Italian island of Lampedusa in 2014. The ceremony will be attended by 31 refugees from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Nigeria and Syria being hosted by Caritas Assisi.
The actual blessing will be imparted by the Prefect of the Pontifical Household, Archbishop Georg Gänswein, who will also celebrate Mass in the Basilica before the ceremony.
The Italian State Railway and Italian Navy will also distribute toys to families in need.
en.radiovaticana.va/news/2015/12/05/pope_francis_to_remotely_light_nativity_scene_in_assisi/1192288
This year’s nativity scene in Assisi is made from a refugee boat from Lampedusa:
