Pope Francis presided over his weekly general audience Wednesday alongside a Palestinian-crafted Nativity scene that was missing its eyebrow-raising signature element: a keffiyeh-draped manger holding the infant Jesus.

The Nativity Scene manger with a baby Jesus on a keffiyeh has been removed in Vatican City and it's unclear if it will return on Dec. 24.{ai:summary}<p>Pope Francis held his weekly general audience featuring a Nativity scene created by Palestinians. Notably, the scene lacked a keffiyeh-draped manger that typically symbolizes the Palestinian identity of the setting. </p><p>#culture</p>

Keffiyeh-clad craddle in Vatican nativity scene removed, traditional return on Christmas Eve uncertain

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