Orthodox icons of the crucifixion proclaim that Jesus Christ is that victor. This divergence in perspective between Western Christian and Ortho­dox views of Christ on the cross is also reflected more ...

A city recently announced the discovery of a gilded Christian artifact dating back to the Early Middle Ages. In a statement ...

further bestowed religious imagery with fashion icon status by making it central to one of the fashion industry’s key events. Yet the cross was not always the dominant symbol of Christianity ...

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, a symbol is “something that stands for or suggests something else by reason of ...

Among the works is "a rare set of icons produced in the context ... insights into the history of Eastern Christianity and exemplify the cross-cultural influences of the period.

It represents hope because there I see Christ. The cross represents the very worst that humans could do to another human, even to God,” said Father John Rice, pastor of St. Francis Xavier Church ...

Christianity has brought an extraordinary sense of humor to life’s bitterness, masterfully represented in the fact that the cross is the symbol of the religion of love. But only those who stop ...

According to popular legend, the Celtic Cross was introduced by St. Patrick when he was converting the pagans in Ireland to Christianity. (Although others claim it was St. Declan who introduced ...

Even his punctuation is excited about Christ. (“This is what God is like!” one section header trumpets.) And the subtitle is apt, insofar as this is the most cross-centered book I’ve read in ...

As a millenniums-old symbol of Christian faith, the cross would seem somewhat immune to trendiness. But cross necklaces and pendants have been in vogue before and may be again as some feel more ...