The Vatican illuminated this year's Christmas tree and unveiled the nativity scene for the holiday season on Saturday (12/7).
Pope Francis, who has recently intensified criticism of the Israeli offensive in Gaza, on Thursday received Palestinian ...
One of the Vatican's Nativity scenes raised eyebrows when it was unveiled because it featured a keffiyeh, the Palestinian ...
This lie has such ignoble origins, malicious motives and fraudulent ends that it cannot be tolerated at any time or in any ...
The wooden Nativity scene in the Vatican ’s main audience hall had generated headlines when it was unveiled December 7 because of the presence of the keffiyeh, the black-and-white checkered headscarf ...
When asked by Catholic media, the church does not offer a reason for taking down display created by Palestinian artists and ...
Photo: Andreas Solaro/ AFP via Getty Images. The Vatican has removed a nativity scene sculpture of baby Jesus swaddled in a Palestinian keffiyeh from its Paul VI Hall, where it was unveiled by Pope ...
The Nativity scene, crafted by two Palestinian artists, drew online criticism about the headscarf’s inclusion from pro-Israel ...
The Vatican has reportedly removed a controversial Nativity display featuring an infant Jesus resting on a black-and-white keffiyeh, a symbol widely associated with Palestinian nationalism, following ...
Even Pope Francis has drawn criticism for inaugurating a Vatican nativity with baby Jesus wrapped in the scarf that has become a symbol of pro-Palestine activism.
For many, the keffiyeh represents more than a cultural artifact; it has become a political symbol fraught with associations ...
This crèche not only denigrated Jewish heritage, it also undermined core tenets of the Christian faith,” said David Parsons, senior vice president and spokesman for the International Christian Embassy ...