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 ...

The Church of the Nativity, seen here in 2012, purportedly marks the spot where Jesus Christ was born in a Bethlehem cave, though debate over the Messiah’s exact birthplace continues.

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 ...

Pastors, Theologians Say Nativity, Origins of Jesus Prove Old Testament Promises. by Billy Hallowell. December 19, 2024 at 8:11 am. in FaithTap, News. 237 15. 0 (Pascal Deloche/Getty Images) 491.

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 symbol ...

In 2024, Pope Francis presented a Nativity scene displayed at the Vatican that featured baby Jesus wrapped in a kaffiyeh, a traditional Palestinian scarf. Rating: True (About this rating?) On Dec ...

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 ...

This Indiana Nativity scene will have the Bill of Rights, not baby Jesus Following a months-long legal battle, a mixture of religious and secular symbols will be on display.

The heart is the symbol of the center and core of the person. It serves as an integrating vessel, unifying the person into a ...

The Gospel for today’s feast follows Luke’s account of the Visitation and Mary’s Magnificat. After Mary has “remained with ...