Italian children await gifts from good witch, not Magi

ROME – Pope Francis and Catholics around the world will celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany on Wednesday (Jan. 6), marking the date the three kings are believed to have visited the baby Jesus. But across Italy on Tuesday, children will search their shoes for gifts from the good witch.

ROME – Pope Francis and Catholics around the world will celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany on Wednesday (Jan. 6), marking the date the three kings are believed to have visited the baby Jesus. But across Italy on Tuesday, children will search their shoes for gifts from the good witch.…