especially since the scarf has long been a symbol of Palestinian revolts and hatred toward Israel. “It came about in a spontaneous way, actually, because we learned that the child baby Jesus has to be ...

Jesus Christ displayed on a Palestinian Keffiyeh scarf gifted by the Palestinian Higher Committee of Churches Affairs, as part of the "Nativity of Bethlehem 2024" during its inauguration in the ...

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Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pope Francis prays in front of a Nativity Scene crafted in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, as he arrives ...

(ANSA) - ROME, DEC 11 - A stature of the Baby Jesus and a Palestinian keffiyeh scarf have disappeared from the Vatican's 'presepe' or Nativity Scene in the Paul VI Room, Vatican News reported ...

After the display raised a few eyebrows, the Vatican appears to have removed a Nativity scene that showed baby Jesus lying on a keffiyeh, the traditional scarf used as a national symbol by ...

Pope Francis created an uproar when he was seen with a controversial nativity scene at the Vatican over the weekend. The wooden display showed the baby Jesus lying on a Palestinian keffiyeh scarf.

the keffiyeh. In a controversial take on the classic holiday display, some churches are replacing the baby Jesus’s traditional swaddling blanket with the black-and-white scarf — which has ...

The picture shows the “Christ Child” displayed on a keffiyeh scarf gifted by the Palestinian Higher Committee of Churches Affairs, as part of the “Nativity of Bethlehem 2024.” It drew worldwide ...

Pope Francis has unveiled this year's nativity scene in St. Peter's Square, which features the baby Jesus resting in a manger, wrapped in a Palestinian keffiyeh scarf. According to Metro, during the ...

Free Radicals: Who’s Shaping Wellington Now? Meet The Creative Vanguard Taking Over Our Capital This summer, Viva Premium is ...