We have been thinking this month about the traditions and practices associated with the celebration of Christmas. Some of the celebrations were purposefully used to replace parties and festivals of ...

Broadcaster Kel Richards questions the “bizarre” decision from the Vatican to display a Nativity scene with baby Jesus lying ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis presided over his weekly general audience Wednesday alongside a Palestinian-crafted Nativity ...

The appearance of a keffiyeh on a Palestinian-made nativity scene at the Vatican caused a stir. So did its sudden ...

To criticize the Vatican’s nativity with a now-removed Jesus in a keffiyeh would be to dismiss the artistic history of crèches centering marginalized people.

After the display raised a few eyebrows, the Vatican appears to have removed a Nativity scene that showed baby Jesus lying on ...

Johny Andonia, a 39-year-old artist from Bethlehem who led the project, said it is just a symbol to represent or show the ...

The Vatican u-turns on Palestinian solidarity message featured in its annual nativity scene after five days of being unveiled ...

Abbas wished Pope Francis well ahead of Christmas, while urging churches around the world to mention "the suffering of the Palestinian people." ...

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

A keffiyeh used to swaddle Jesus at a Vatican nativity scene has been removed but "Christ in the Rubble" scenes remain ...

Pope Francis, who has recently intensified criticism of the Israeli offensive in Gaza, on Thursday received Palestinian ...