In Memory of Saint Alphonsus de’ Liguori

An entire diocese, with all the components of its community, is mobilizing to create and set up the Nativity scene in St. Peter’s Square for Christmas 2025. It is the southern Italian Diocese of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno, within whose territory stands the basilica that houses the mortal remains of Saint Alphonsus de’ Liguori, author of the famous Italian Christmas carol Tu scendi dalle stelle. The Saint himself will be portrayed as a shepherd in the Nativity scene that will be displayed in St. Peter’s Square. Bishop Giuseppe Giudice speaks about it in this interview with http://www.vaticanstate.va