Robby Soave and Niall Stanage weigh in on the Pope Francis' unveiling of a nativity scene in which Baby Jesus is adorned in a ...

(RNS) — The appearance of a keffiyeh on a Palestinian-made nativity scene at the Vatican caused a stir. So did its sudden disappearance. VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In the moments before Pope Francis ...

The baby Jesus’s cradle is draped in a traditional Palestinian Keffiyeh, with other elements produced by local craftspeople according to age-old traditions. “Enough wars, enough violence ...

A group of pro-Gaza activists put a keffiyeh on the baby Jesus in a Nativity Scene in Florence's cathedral on Tuesday.

ALBAWABA - In St. Peter's Square, the Vatican unveiled their 2024 Nativity scene, which featured Baby Jesus wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh as a sign of solidarity with the Palestinian people.

Nastas Mitwasi underscored that the keffiyeh is not a symbol of violence, and said that those who view it as such “need to learn more about Palestinian history and culture.” “I am proud that ...

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VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis presided over his weekly general audience Wednesday alongside a Palestinian-crafted Nativity scene that was missing its eyebrow-raising signature element: a keffiyeh ...

Nativity scenes around the world have added a new accessory this Christmas season: the keffiyeh ... scarf — which has become a symbol of pro-Palestine activism. The manger used as a crib ...