A stature of the Baby Jesus has returned to the Vatican's 'presepe', or Nativity Scene, in the Saint Paul VI Hall, but not lying on a keffiyeh after the presence of a traditional Palestinian scarf ...

The idea of the Baby Jesus on the symbolic cloth eventually reached the Vatican: on December 7, some nativity scenes were installed in the Paul VI Hall, including the one from Bethlehem.

The Vatican's nativity scene reopens to the public, but without the controversial Palestinian symbol.

On the Solemnity of the Epiphany, Pope Francis said Christians should seek “to recognize Jesus close to us,” including in the ...

Alan M. Dershowitz is the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law, Emeritus at Harvard Law School, and the author most recently of War Against the Jews: How to End Hamas Barbarism. He is the Jack Roth ...

Robby Soave and Niall Stanage weigh in on the Pope Francis' unveiling of a nativity scene in which Baby Jesus is adorned in a keffiyeh, a traditional Arabic scarf that's become symbol of sympathy ...

Pope Francis looks upon a nativity set in the Vatican Audience Hall in which the baby Jesus rests upon a Palestinian keffiyeh Dec. 7, 2024. (Credit: AP/Andrew Medichini.) Listen ROME – At year ...

When children are baptized, their parents and the church are giving them the greatest gift ever: the gift of faith.

I grew up in Israel, which is modern day Judea, which is where Mary grew up. So I feel very, very comfortable portraying her.

Pope Francis put his money where his mouth is this week when it comes to his constant appeals for couples to procreate, ...

Pope Francis on Sunday celebrated the feast of the Baptism of the Lord by baptizing 21 babies in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel ...