The Patriarch also kissed the Palestinian keffiyeh as a gesture of appreciation and respect, and he acknowledged the Palestinian girl who had presented him with the keffiyeh. The keffiyeh is ...

(RNS) — The appearance of a keffiyeh on a Palestinian-made nativity scene at the Vatican caused a stir. So did its sudden disappearance. VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In the moments before Pope Francis ...

A Nativity scene made by artisans from Bethlehem was the source of controversy this week for including a Palestinian keffiyeh with the child Jesus in the manger — but according to the project ...

The baby Jesus’s cradle is draped in a traditional Palestinian Keffiyeh, with other elements produced by local craftspeople according to age-old traditions. “Enough wars, enough violence ...

which is linked to the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Embassy to the Vatican, are some of the entities that organized the creation of the Nativity scene. The Vatican displayed ...

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 ...

ALBAWABA - In St. Peter's Square, the Vatican unveiled their 2024 Nativity scene, which featured Baby Jesus wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh as a sign of solidarity with the Palestinian people.

For many Palestinian users, Google Maps often leads to dangerous or frustrating situations. On multiple occasions, the app has directed people onto roads leading to Israeli settlements. Image Credit: ...

Amid the Israel-Hamas war, the black-and-white checkered keffiyeh has become a symbol for the Palestinian cause. But Johny Andonia, a 39-year-old artist from Bethlehem who led the project ...