A perfect Christmas message: The manger covered with a keffiyeh

WASHINGTON WATCH

The scene at the Paul VI chapel in the Vatican’s St Peter’s Square was quite moving. Pope Francis had come to thank those who had donated the chapel’s Christmas tree and the carved life-sized figures that depicted the birth of Jesus that had been set up at the foot of the tree. As the Pope sat in silent prayer contemplating the scene, one thing stood out: the manger on…