Pope Francis marked his 87th birthday on Sunday with a party and cake for children before he kept his weekly appointment for the Sunday Angelus. The children got special attention there too, as many ...
Advent means preparing the Christmas Nativity scene, which the Holy Father encourages every family to include in their homes. And not just that. Pope Francis, in his recent apostolic letter, ...
This year has brought so many strange art-related developments, from mysterious desert monoliths to Cookie Monster murals. And if the final square of your “Memes of 2020” bingo card was ...
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’s ...
The Nativity scene featuring a keffiyeh that was unveiled at the Paul VI Hall in the Vatican on December 7 was designed by Palestinian artists Johny Andonia and Faten Nastas Mitwasi of Bethlehem. (© ...
Composite image by author. Photos from Unsplash. “Mommmm! I can’t find Baby Jesus!” Away in a manger, no crib for his bed, a tiny wooden baby is swaddled in bubble wrap. The figure has no facial ...
HAVE MIXED OPINIONS. THIS CONTROVERSIAL NATIVITY SCENE AT A CATHOLIC CHURCH IN DEDHAM WILL REMAIN THE ARCHDIOCESE, SENDING THE PARISH A LETTER CALLING IT A DIVISIVE POLITICAL DISPLAY AND TO REMOVE THE ...
The Vatican’s nativity scene in St. Peter’s Square is always one of Rome’s biggest tourist attractions. But in keeping with the worst trends of 2020, this year’s nativity scene is being mocked, ...