After receiving backlash from Jewish groups, the Vatican chose to not put the keffiyeh back in its original place on the ...
(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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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The figure of the baby Jesus will be returned to the manger on December 24 but the keffiyeh may not be. Jesus Christ displayed on a Palestinian Keffiyeh scarf gifted by the Palestinian Higher ...
Listen ROME – In the wake of global controversy over a Nativity scene displayed at the Vatican showing the infant Jesus resting upon a Palestinian keffiyeh, widely seen as a pro-Palestinian ...