VATICAN CITY (RNS) – After receiving backlash from Jewish groups, the Vatican chose to not put the keffiyeh back in its ...

I thought I was done with this subject for a while.

WASHINGTON WATCHThe scene at the Paul VI chapel in the Vatican’s St Peter’s Square was quite moving. Pope Francis had come to ...

I grew up in Israel, which is modern day Judea, which is where Mary grew up. So I feel very, very comfortable portraying her.

The Vatican's nativity scene reopens to the public, but without the controversial Palestinian symbol.

As Irish households glowed with lights and festive cheer ahead of Christmas day, the Taoiseach of Ireland made time for a ...

Bethlehem / PNN / Monjed Jadou The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem has stated that the festive spirit of Christma ...

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 ...

Jewish leaders slammed a massive crew of anti-Israel protesters who gathered in Times Square on New Year’s Day to call for ...

(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 ...

Pope Francis presided over his weekly general audience Wednesday alongside a Palestinian-crafted Nativity scene that was ...

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 ...