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Amid doomsaying on AI, Leo XIV looks before – and beyond – regulation

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An 82-foot fir tree from the Ultimo valley in South Tyrol, Italy, is lit up as Christmas tree together with a crib in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

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Nov 12, 2024
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Forest rangers, local towns stop planned cut of Christmas tree for Vatican

Nov 15, 2022
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Vatican announces plans for Christmas tree, Nativity scene, stamps

Oct 29, 2022
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Vatican unveils Nativity scene, lights Christmas tree

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Dec 2, 2019
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Energy-efficient lights to adorn Vatican Christmas tree

Nov 18, 2019
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