A Nativity scene made by artisans from Bethlehem was the source of controversy ... Amid the Israel-Hamas war, the black-and-white checkered keffiyeh has become a symbol for the Palestinian cause.

Outrage exploded online after Pope Francis inaugurated a nativity scene, designed by two artists from Bethlehem and featuring a keffiyeh wrapped around Jesus’s manger, in St. Peter’s Square on ...

Pope Francis prays in front of a Nativity Scene crafted in the West Bank city of Bethlehem ... the black-and-white checkered headscarf that has become a potent symbol of the Palestinian cause.

A view of Nativity Scene is in the Pope Paul VI hall at the Vatican on Dec. 7. Crafted in the West Bank city of Bethlehem ... the black-and-white checkered headscarf that has become a potent ...

The star hanging above the nativity is shaped from mother of pearl using a style of ornamentation dating back to the 15th century in Bethlehem. The sheep surrounding the scene were made by ...

The wooden Nativity scene in the Vatican’s main audience hall had generated headlines when it was unveiled Dec. 7 because of the presence of the keffiyeh, the black-and-white checkered headscarf ...