In a controversial take on the classic nativity scene, some churches are replacing the baby Jesus’s traditional blanket with a keffiyeh — a symbol of pro-Palestine activism.

Outrage exploded online after Pope Francis inaugurated a nativity scene, designed by two artists from Bethlehem and featuring a keffiyeh wrapped around Jesus’s manger, in St. Peter’s Square on ...

The display features a baby Jesus, lying on a manger lined with the Palestinian keffiyeh.. The pope said: ‘These nativity scenes remind us of those who, in the land where the Son of God was born ...

Pope Francis prays in front of a Nativity scene that was crafted in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024.

The wooden Nativity scene in the Vatican’s main audience hall had generated headlines when it was unveiled Dec. 7 because of the presence of the keffiyeh, the black-and-white checkered headscarf ...

This Christmas season, a bakery in England has created a Nativity scene almost entirely made of bread. Baby Jesus, plus Mary and Joseph, are all represented in the display.

It's modeled after the nativity scene at the Parthenon years ago. ... 3/4 inch, marine-grade plywood, painted white to glow in the spotlight as headlights speed past on North Graycroft Avenue.

The wooden Nativity scene in the Vatican’s main audience hall had generated headlines when it was unveiled Dec. 7 because of the presence of the keffiyeh, the black-and-white checkered headscarf ...

The wooden Nativity scene in the Vatican’s main audience hall had generated headlines when it was unveiled Dec. 7 because of the presence of the keffiyeh, the black-and-white checkered headscarf ...

The wooden Nativity scene in the Vatican’s main audience hall had generated headlines when it was unveiled Dec. 7 because of the presence of the keffiyeh, the black-and-white checkered headscarf ...