Vatican City: A Swedish youth choir brought the sounds of Nordic devotion to the heart of the Catholic Church as it marked the feast of St. Lucy with a special musical offering during Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica on Thursday, December 11.

Students from Nordiska Musikgymnasiet (The Nordic Music High School) in Stockholm performed traditional Swedish Lucia hymns during an afternoon liturgy in the Vatican, ahead of St. Lucy’s feast day on December 13. Their performance introduced a centuries-old Scandinavian tradition to worshippers gathered in one of Christianity’s most iconic churches.

For the young singers, the experience was both overwhelming and memorable. Choir member Alfio Tota described singing in St. Peter’s Basilica as extraordinary, noting the vastness of the space and its dist

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