Pope Francis created an uproar when he was seen with a controversial nativity scene at the Vatican over the weekend. The wooden display showed the baby Jesus lying on a Palestinian keffiyeh scarf.

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.

Vatican Removes Baby Jesus With Keffiyeh From Nativity The Nativity scene, crafted by two Palestinian artists, drew online criticism about the headscarf’s inclusion from pro-Israel entities. by ...

Art World Nativity Scene Sparks Debate as Vatican Withdraws Keffiyeh-Clad Baby Jesus. The figure of the baby Jesus will be returned to the manger on December 24 but the keffiyeh may not be.

Nativity scenes around the world have added a new accessory this Christmas season: the keffiyeh. In a controversial take on the classic holiday display, some churches are replacing the baby Jesus ...

Through Nativity art, the Word takes on flesh across diverse Eastern cultures. Jesus was born in Asia. He was Asian. Yet the preponderance of Christian art that shows him at home in Europe has ...