Many Christian faith leaders are offended ... designed by two artists from Bethlehem and featuring a keffiyeh wrapped around Jesus’s manger, in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday.

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The Vatican had hinted the controversial keffiyeh would be put back in the Nativity scene on Christmas Eve. VATICAN CITY (RNS) — After receiving backlash from Jewish ...

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At “issue” was the fact that the man appeared to be wearing a keffiyeh around his neck. The keffiyeh is standard headwear for men in parts of the Middle East, as well as in the United States ...

A Palestinian official said the Vatican had removed the keffiyeh without explanation ... The Holy Land, including Bethlehem, is home to a small Christian community. “Let us remember the brothers and ...

The keffiyeh is considered both a religious and national symbol of Palestine. In Christian tradition, it represents the fishing net mentioned in the Bible, reflecting the teachings of Jesus Christ to ...

When in later years, the Christian faith was adopted by the Empire ... In this context, the keffiyeh is a perfect touch. Not everyone agrees, of course. The head of the Anti-Defamation League ...

It's unclear whether the keffiyeh, manger and baby have been removed in response to the criticism or because of the Advent tradition of waiting for Jesus' arrival on Christmas Day. A spokesman for the ...

A Palestinian official said the Vatican had removed the keffiyeh without explanation ... The Holy Land, including Bethlehem, is home to a small Christian community. “Let us remember the brothers ...

A Palestinian official said the Vatican had removed the keffiyeh without explanation ... The Holy Land, including Bethlehem, is home to a small Christian community. “Let us remember the brothers ...