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

One of the Vatican’s Nativity scenes raised eyebrows when it was unveiled because it featured a keffiyeh, the Palestinian ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In the moments before Pope Francis’ arrival at the Paul VI Hall on Saturday (Dec. 7), a final addition ...

WASHINGTON WATCHThe scene at the Paul VI chapel in the Vatican’s St Peter’s Square was quite moving. Pope Francis had come to ...

A keffiyeh used to swaddle Jesus at a Vatican nativity scene has been removed but "Christ in the Rubble" scenes remain ...

For many, the keffiyeh represents more than a cultural artifact; it has become a political symbol fraught with associations ...

Bethlehem / PNN / Monjed Jadou The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem has stated that the festive spirit of Christma ...

The Associated Press VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis presided over his weekly general audience Wednesday alongside a ...

Wrapping baby Jesus in a keffiyeh in nativity scenes erases Jewish history in the holy land and is antisemitic ...

There is no other way to understand this decision than as a deliberate adoption of the Palestinian narrative,” Chikliwrote to ...

Nativity scenes around the world have added a new accessory this Christmas season: the keffiyeh. In a controversial take on the classic holiday display, some churches are replacing the baby Jesus ...

The pontiff declared "Enough wars, enough violence!" while presenting a scene by two Palestinian artists near the Vatican on ...