Indeed, time has not always been generous to the stone Jesus, and repairs have been required as vandals have broken off pieces of the statue's hands. "In the late '80s it was vandalized and one of ...

On the third Sunday of Advent Pope Francis blesses the “Bambinelli” or baby Jesus statues saying, “the Nativity Scene is like a living Gospel.” VATICAN CITY: It was during the Angelus fifty years ago ...