“The keffiyeh was added at the last minute during the installation ... The three figures of the baby Jesus with Mary and ...

Part of a series of scenes from a collection titled “Nativity of Bethlehem 2024,” the biblical tableau shows figures of the holy family carved from olive wood while baby Jesus lies atop a keffiyeh, a ...

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 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 ...

ALBAWABA - In St. Peter's Square, the Vatican unveiled their 2024 Nativity scene, which featured Baby Jesus wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh as ... figure was made from olive wood, a major ...

The baby Jesus’s cradle is draped in a traditional Palestinian Keffiyeh, with other elements ... were handmade from a single olive tree by Peter Khano. The practice of olive wood carving is ...

The keffiyeh was visible during the presentation ... which he said have deep roots in the area, especially olive wood and mother-of-pearl. The round, almost 10-foot-high installation, the ...

Each bookmark includes the signature black-and-white fishnet and olive leaf designs featured on the standard keffiyeh pattern as well as a caption denoting the museum’s ban on staffers wearing t ...

Pope Francis holds an audience with donors of the St. Peter's Square Christmas tree and Nativity scene, at the Vatican (photo credit: REMO CASSILI/REUTERS) A nativity scene featuring baby Jesus ...

“The keffiyeh was added at the last minute during ... of the baby Jesus with Mary and Joseph were handmade from a single olive tree using typical Palestinian carving techniques.