In a controversial take on the classic nativity scene, some churches are replacing the baby Jesus’s traditional blanket with a keffiyeh — a symbol of pro-Palestine activism.

Editor's Note: Please click on the photo's arrow to peruse the images in our Nativity gallery. The Vatican unveiled its annual Nativity scene this Advent season, paying special tribute to the ...

The Christmas season marks the return of twinkling lights, festive gatherings, gifts, cards, and holiday music. For decades of American history, nativity scenes depicting the birth of Jesus Christ ...

Detail of the nativity scene in St. Peter’s Square, for the eighth centenary of the first nativity scene staged by Saint Francis in the Greccio cave on 24 December 1223. (Photo by Matteo Nardone ...

Art World Nativity Scene Sparks Debate as Vatican Withdraws Keffiyeh-Clad Baby Jesus. The figure of the baby Jesus will be returned to the manger on December 24 but the keffiyeh may not be.

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 Nativity scenes usually make their first appearances in the weeks before Christmas, setting up a temporary camp in front of each Palm Beach church: St. Edward Catholic Church, the Episcopal ...