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, ...

In the time of Jesus, the cross was a tool of torture and execution, a horrific illustration of the cruelty of which mankind is capable. Today, Christians see the cross as a symbol of hope, love and, ...

Symbols are ubiquitous and necessary channels of communication in all societies. We see and recognize perhaps dozens of logos, trademarks, pictures and slogans every day, and instinctively understand ...

A Labour minister has sparked controversy by claiming that an alternative symbol is needed for the Red Cross because of the logo's supposed links to the Crusades. Foreign Office minister Chris Bryant ...

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 ...

On Good Friday, Christians venerate the cross of Christ. According to Sarah Coleman, an author, "The cross is a symbol of death but so much more - death and life, hate and love, violence and peace, ...

A confronting new Australian documentary has compared the Southern Cross symbol to the Nazi Swastika. Filmmaker Warwick Thornton said he could see the similarities between the 'hijacking' of the two ...

Borough leaders were told an illuminated cross and star celebrating the holidays in a public park are unconstitutional. The cross and star are in a public park in Honesdale. A Newswatch 16 ...

Medical firm Johnson & Johnson (J&J) is suing the American Red Cross, alleging the charity has misused the famous red cross symbol for commercial purposes. J&J said a deal with the charity's founder ...