Accompanying the Palestinian delegation on December 7 to present the olive wood nativity scene to the Pope was Father Ibrahim Faltas, number two of the Custody of the Holy Land and a trusted ...

Shop Now Made in Israel, this olive wood nativity set is a family heirloom in the making. Display this finely carved set for all to see—and be prepared for all of the compliments you’ll ...

Handcrafted from the Holy Land: Each nativity set is meticulously carved from olive wood by Christian families in Bethlehem. These sets range in size and detail, allowing families to choose one ...

Around the corner from the spot where Jesus was born in Bethlehem, a Catholic family runs a small workshop carving Nativity scenes out of olive wood. The Zakharia Brothers woodworking factory has ...

That Baby Jesus with outstretched arms, carved from olive wood from the Holy Land by Bethlehem's master craftsmen, has now been placed in the nativity scene without the kefiah. In the Paul VI Hall ...

A Christian businessman from Bethlehem who runs a store that sells hand-carved olive wood Nativity scenes said on a visit to Birmingham this week that tourism in the birthplace of Jesus has dried ...

On Saturday, Pope Francis unveiled a nativity scene in the Vatican’s ... The practice of olive wood carving is a pillar of the community’s economic and cultural identity dating back to the ...