Pope ‘brings tree to life’

POPE Benedict XVI has illuminated a huge Christmas tree lighting display in Umbria in central Italy by tapping on a tablet computer from the comfort of the Vatican.

Benedict brought the “tree” to life with the tablet thanks to a wireless connection with the local electric grid.

The tree, billed as the world’s biggest, is made up of nearly 1,000 lights on a mountainside in Gubbio.