Environmentalists have called on the pope to halt the chopping down of a tree destined for St. Peter’s Square this Christmas, but the town providing the tree says it was doomed anyway.
The petition, started by the Bearsandothers Association, urges Pope Francis , the Vatican Governorate, and local authorities to reconsider their decision and to protect the ancient trees.
Roughly 40,000 people have signed a petition to stop the Green Giant from being cut down, slamming putting up Christmas trees as an “anachronistic outrage,” and one which has roots in Pagan winter ...
Based on Robert Harris’ 2016 novel, the film shows the politics behind electing a pope to lead the world’s 1.36 billion Catholics. Any researcher who has spent some time at the Vatican will ...