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Vatican Lights St. Peter’s Square Tree and Unveils Life-Size Nativity

Earlier, Pope Leo XIV condemned the antisemitic attack in Sydney during an audience with the display’s donors.

Nutcracker Season Sweeps Latin America With Sellouts, Firsts and Reimaginations

King Charles Displays Wedding Photo With Meghan at Clarence House

Princess Catherine Leads Fifth 'Together at Christmas' Service with Family at Westminster Abbey

Altadena’s Christmas Tree Lane Relit With 20,000+ Lights in First Season After Eaton Fire

Saint Nicholas Day Marked With Focus on Charity, Miracles, and Bari Relics

Melania Trump Reads to Patients in Holiday Visit to Children’s National

Princess of Wales’ Dec. 5 Carol Service to Honor the Late Duchess of Kent

Bethlehem’s Christkindlmarkt Expands for 2025 With New Experiences at SteelStacks

Princess of Wales Sets Dec. 5 Westminster Abbey Carol Service Focused on Love

German TV Sets 19 Holiday Airings for ‘Drei Haselnüsse für Aschenbrödel’

Barcelona Files Bid for 2026 European Christmas Capital as Spanish Cities Finalize Expanded Holiday Plans

Germany’s Christmas Markets Set to Open as Security and Costs Drive Local Changes

Centro Oberhausen Confirms Friday Lights-On and Christmas Market Launch With Weather-Dependent Drone Show

Minimalist, Sustainable Alternatives Edge Out Traditional Christmas Trees in Europe

Sandringham Choir Director Resigns After Dispute as Diocese Affirms Christmas Plans

Alto Tietê Malls Launch Holiday Programs as Santa Reaches Mogi Shopping

Germany’s Holiday Markets Press On Under Higher Security and Costs

Düsseldorf Winterwelt Opens Friday as Wesel on Ice Sets Nov. 21 Start

Security Costs Force Cancellations and Cutbacks at German Christmas Markets