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Thousands of Italian children take a Baby Jesus from their Nativity Scene (for the tradition Bambinelli) to be blessed by Pope Francis during his weekly Sunday Angelus prayer in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, December 11, 2016.

Photo of the Day: December 14, 2016

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