A wooden cross is silhouetted by the early morning sun at the First Lutheran Church, 1701 19th St., Parkersburg. (Photo by Art Smith) As the faithful gather in church this weekend to celebrate Easter, ...

There has been a disturbing willingness on the part of some judges in recent years to treat the Christian cross as a symbol that isn’t, well, just Christian. The most high-profile and problematic ...

Michael Symmons Roberts investigates the meaning of the Christian cross and hears from those who have discovered its power in their own lives. Paradoxically a symbol of suffering and defeat but also ...

The cross was an instrument of torture in the Roman Empire. The crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his resurrection turned it from a symbol of death into a symbol of eternal life for Christians. Modern ...

It is truly amazing to me, as a Catholic, that we are turning to the Supreme Court to determine if the cross is a religious symbol (“Supreme Court to decide if cross can be a secular symbol,” Feb. 27) ...

I expect many families would be surprised to learn that the “mere” cross on their loved one’s grave was put there to symbolize Roman execution, and consequently “pain, suffering and death” (Letter to ...

When is a cross not a Christian symbol? When the Supreme Court says it isn’t. Even as Michael Cohen dominated the news on Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard arguments about a 40-foot cross on public ...

The Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association is defending the design of a new pier it plans to build in the Jersey Shore community, despite backlash from some residents who say the structure too closely ...

There was a moment during Supreme Court oral arguments Wednesday in the case involving a cross in the Mojave National Preserve sure to add to Justice Antonin Scalia's reputation as one of the fiercest ...