November 25, 2010. The countdown to December 24 has begun and the Vatican is preparing for the occasion of one of the most celebrated births in the world. For several weeks a tarp has been constructed around the obelisk in St. Peter’s Square to block the view of the progress on the Vatican’s Nativity scene from curious onlookers.
It’s a nativity scene only to be discovered on Christmas Day and is remaining a secret until then.
