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 ...

Francis has called has long been sympathetic to the Palestinian cause. He recently called for an investigation to determine ...

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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 ...

To criticize the Vatican’s nativity with a now-removed Jesus in a keffiyeh would be to dismiss the artistic history of crèches centering marginalized people.

A Nativity Scene in Bethlehem with Baby Jesus' crib draped in a Palestinian kaffiyeh, displayed at the Vatican.

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.

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VATICAN CHRISTMAS: The Vatican illuminated this year's Christmas tree and unveiled the nativity scene for the holiday season ...

Pope Francis presided over his weekly general audience Wednesday alongside a Palestinian-crafted Nativity scene that was ...

The Vatican did not explain why it removed the display, however, many commentators believe it was due to the backlash.