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Vatican: The Baby Jesus in the Palestinian nativity scene no longer has the kefiah. The Pope returns to the Paul VI Hall
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.