A nativity scene featuring baby Jesus wrapped in a keffiyeh was unveiled at Pope Francis’ Nativity Scene and Christmas Tree ...

In a message for world peace, Francis referred to St. John Paul II's admonition in Jubilee Year 2000 that debt 'threatens the ...

The Vatican illuminated this year's Christmas tree and unveiled the nativity scene for the holiday season on Saturday (12/7).

Pope Francis is calling on wealthy countries and institutions to substantially reduce if not outright cancel debt as a matter ...

Pope Francis on Sunday made a plea directly to political leaders that “a ceasefire may be reached on all war fronts by the ...

Even though AI Jesus was not actually hearing confessions at a Swiss church, as a specialist in the history of Christian worship, I was disturbed by the act of placing the AI project in a real ...

The Nativity scene, crafted by two Palestinian artists, drew online criticism about the headscarf’s inclusion from pro-Israel ...

The pope has underlined the jubilee year as an opportunity to cancel debt. The event formally begins on Christmas Eve, when ...

Even Pope Francis has drawn criticism for inaugurating a Vatican nativity with baby Jesus wrapped in the scarf that has become a symbol of pro-Palestine activism.

For many, the keffiyeh represents more than a cultural artifact; it has become a political symbol fraught with associations ...

This year, the Nativity scenes were made by Bethlehem-based artisans. Representatives of the Palestinian Embassy to the Holy ...