VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican said on Thursday there was no link between its decision to accept the gift of a nativity scene in St Peter's Square and allegations that it had previously paid inflated prices to have them built.
This year's larger-than-life Christmas tableau depicting the biblical scene of Jesus's birth, worth about 90,000 euros, was donated by the southern region of Basilicata, one of Italy's poorest.
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