Pope Francis inaugurates nativity scene in Vatican showing baby Jesus ...
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 by...
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 symbol,...
Vatican's keffiyeh Nativity scene raises ... - Associated Press News
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 keffiyeh-draped manger holding the infant Jesus.
Baby Jesus on keffiyeh removed from Vatican Nativity Scene
Dec 11, 2024 · The Nativity Scene manger with a baby Jesus on a keffiyeh has been removed in Vatican City and it's unclear if it will return on Dec. 24.
Vatican removes Palestinian keffiyeh Nativity scene amid backlash
Dec 13, 2024 · After the display raised a few eyebrows, the Vatican appears to have removed a Nativity scene that showed baby Jesus lying on a keffiyeh, the traditional scarf used as a national symbol by Palestinians that anti-Israel activists have donned at their protests.
Vatican removes nativity scene showing baby Jesus with keffiyeh
Dec 13, 2024 · A nativity scene at the Vatican depicting baby Jesus wrapped in a Palestinian keffiyeh has been removed after sparking backlash. Pope Francis unveiled the display last Saturday as part of the annual exhibition at the Paul VI Hall, designed by Bethlehem-based artists Johny Andonia and Faten Nastas Mitwasi from Dar al-Kalima University.
Vatican removes nativity display featuring baby Jesus lying on …
Dec 12, 2024 · Following a flurry of controversy, the Vatican has removed a nativity decoration that included a baby Jesus atop a black-and-white keffiyeh, a symbol linked to Palestinian nationalism.
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.
Baby Jesus returns to Vatican Nativity without keffiyeh
4 days ago · A stature of the Baby Jesus has returned to the Vatican's 'presepe', or Nativity Scene, in the Saint Paul VI Hall, but not lying on a keffiyeh after the presence of a traditional Palestinian scarf ...
Baby Jesus in keffiyeh unveiled in Vatican nativity
Dec 9, 2024 · A nativity scene featuring baby Jesus wrapped in a keffiyeh was unveiled at Pope Francis’ Nativity Scene and Christmas Tree inauguration on Saturday in St. Peter’s Square.