Pope Francis challenged the notion of walls that divide a common humanity. New art and activism in San Diego highlight this ...

Eastern Orthodox Church, includes Greek and Russian Orthodox Churches. Unlike Catholics, Eastern Orthodox allows priests to ...

if the Eucharist were not a sacrifice or merely a symbol of Christ. In a letter written 110 A.D., St. Ignatius of Antioch warned the Smyrnaeans about the Docetes - gnostic heretics: They (the ...

Apparently there was a conspiracy of the "orthodox church" to keep these gnostic gospels out ... times (reminiscent of Saint Peter's famous denial) but held onto his cross as a symbol of fidelity to ...

The Cross of Christ symbolizes forgiveness, exemplified by Jesus's pardon of those who crucified him. This act mirrors his teachings on extending forgiveness to others. Figures like Gandhi ...

That simple but so important Sign of the Cross we see so often holds a hidden history that takes us back to the origins of ...

On Easter Sunday at two local Episcopalian Churches, the cross will be transformed from a symbol of death to a sign of life ...

with the marked cross on top a symbol of Christian faith. But it hasn't always been this way. The rolls, often filled with dried fruit and spices, actually have pagan roots. Historians say they ...

talked about the transformative power of the cross, emphasising its evolution from a symbol of Roman torture to Christianity’s central emblem of salvation. Addressing congregants, Bishop John ...

The congregation sang hymns like “The Old Rugged Cross” and engaged in the kissing and veneration of the sacred cross. Prayers were said for people facing tribulation and for the country’s ...