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, ...

BOOK PICK: Do we know why an Orthodox cross looks a bit different, or what the St. Peter, St. Benedict and St. Brigid crosses are? Clockwise from upper right: anointing of the sick crucifix, cross of ...

Richard B. Katskee is Legal Director at Americans United for Separation of Church and State. Symbols have power. They communicate complex ideas, often more effectively and more forcefully than mere ...

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) ...

An op-ed by a member of the Lenni Lenape sparked renewed debate about the cross on Lehigh County’s seal. A federal appeals court ruled last month the county can keep the cross at the center of its ...

Hot cross buns have long heralded the start of Easter in the western world, with the marked cross on top a symbol of Christian faith. But it hasn't always been this way. The rolls, often filled with ...