Both come from northern Italy. The Nativity scene contains wooden pieces to remember those killed during the powerful storm in 2018.

Pope Francis asks that this tradition “never be lost” and for it to be “rediscovered and revived.”

Wednesday he announced an upcoming trip on Sunday to Greccio, where St. Francis made the first nativity scene.

It allows families to build Christmas trees inspired by kindness.

It was performed by a choir from the town of Torcegno, a province of Trento in Northern Italy.

Funds raised will go to ecological and social projects in the Amazon.

It's full of references to the Veneto region of Italy.

There's a long list of famous people who have stopped by, from Bill Clinton to actor, Tyrone Power.

He will preside over the main events at the Vatican.

Students from Tajamar school in Madrid, Spain, use music to tell the story of Jesus' birth from St. Joseph's perspective.

He started his preaching in Greccio, where St. Francis had started the tradition of the Nativity scene.