Vatican's keffiyeh Nativity scene raises eyebrows and then …
Dec 11, 2024 · Pope Francis prays in front of a Nativity Scene crafted in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, as he arrives for a meeting with the donors of the fir tree set up in St. Peter’s Square as a Christmas tree and those who have crafted the life-size nativity scene at the tree’s feet, in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024.
Pope Francis inaugurates nativity scene in Vatican showing baby …
Dec 8, 2024 · Pope Francis on Saturday attended the inauguration of a seasonal nativity scene, presented by Palestinian officials, that featured a baby Jesus lying on a keffiyeh, the traditional scarf used...
Vatican's Keffiyeh Nativity Scene Raises Eyebrows and Then …
Dec 11, 2024 · VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis presided over his weekly general audience Wednesday alongside a Palestinian-crafted Nativity scene that was missing its eyebrow-raising signature element: a...
Vatican nativity scene showing baby Jesus on a keffiyeh removed …
Dec 11, 2024 · A seasonal nativity scene at the Vatican has been removed after backlash over its depiction of the baby Jesus lying on a keffiyeh, the traditional scarf used by Palestinians as a national...
Vatican's keffiyeh Nativity scene raises eyebrows and then
Dec 11, 2024 · VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis presided over his weekly general audience Wednesday alongside a Palestinian-crafted Nativity scene that was missing its eyebrow-raising signature element: a...
Pope Unveils Nativity With Jesus On Palestinian Keffiyeh
Dec 9, 2024 · Part of a series of scenes from a collection titled “Nativity of Bethlehem 2024,” the biblical tableau shows figures of the holy family carved from olive wood while baby Jesus lies atop a keffiyeh, a style of scarf worn across the Middle East which has become a symbol of Palestinians’ resistance to the ongoing occupation by Israel.
Keffiyeh-clad craddle in Vatican nativity scene removed, return on ...
Dec 11, 2024 · Pope Francis presided over his weekly general audience Wednesday alongside a Palestinian-crafted Nativity scene that was missing its eyebrow-raising signature element: a keffiyeh-draped manger...
Vatican unveils Nativity scene honoring St ... - Catholic News Agency
Dec 9, 2023 · The Vatican unveiled its annual Nativity scene Dec. 9, 2023, paying special tribute to the origins of the beloved tradition on its 800-year anniversary.
Pope marks 800th anniversary of Nativity scene, asks prayers for …
Dec 9, 2023 · The lighting of the Vatican Christmas tree and the unveiling of the Nativity scene in St. Peter's Square was extra special this year -- the 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi putting together the first Nativity scene in a cave in Greccio, Italy.
Vatican removes nativity display featuring baby Jesus lying on …
Dec 11, 2024 · Following a flurry of controversy, the Vatican chose to remove a nativity decoration that included a baby Jesus atop a black-and-white keffiyeh, a symbol often linked to Palestinian nationalism. Artists Johny Andonia and Faten Nastas Mitwasi, Palestinians from Dar al-Kalima University in Bethlehem, designed the display in Rome.