Christmas Day we all got up early to go to the Catholic Mass at St. Peter's. Not being Catholic, we were pretty lost during the service even though we had programs to go by. It wasn't about being Catholic and going to church for us as much as it was about going to Christmas service at the Vatican just for the experience of it.
After the service was over, everyone went outside. The Square that had been mostly empty when we went inside (under heavy security) was then packed full of people. We listened to the Pope give his Christmas blessing, but couldn't understand most of it. Still, it was an awesome experience.
Here is a link to about 20 pictures (with captions) of the empty Square, the church, the Pope, and the crowds.
http://picasaweb.google.com/windburnd/ChristmasWithThePope02#
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