WASHINGTON WATCHThe scene at the Paul VI chapel in the Vatican’s St Peter’s Square was quite moving. Pope Francis had come to thank those who had donated the chapel’s Christmas tree and the ...

Crafted in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, with Baby Jesus’ crib covered ... a Palestinian-crafted Nativity scene that was missing its eyebrow-raising signature element: a keffiyeh-draped ...

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 ...

Advertising A Palestinian official said the Vatican had removed the keffiyeh without explanation, and it was unclear whether it would be restored on Dec. 24. The official spoke on condition of ...

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.

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 ... reminiscent of bombed buildings in Gaza in ...

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 ...

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A Palestinian official said the Vatican had removed the keffiyeh without explanation, and it was unclear whether it would be restored on Dec. 24. The official spoke on condition of anonymity ...