The Jerusalem Cross is one of the most immediately distinguishable Christian symbols anywhere. Tuesday, ... and very often as a beautiful piece of jewelry worn to declare one’s Christian faith.

In his weekly column, Paul Waldman of the American Prospect does a good job of highlighting a bizarre exchange during recent U.S. Supreme Court arguments in which Justice Antonin Scalia seemed ...

Walking inland from the beautiful coast of Portugal, I saw that the cross atop one of two spires on a church in Apulia, Portugal, seemed to be fashioned as a scale of justice. As we drew nearer, I saw ...

In a statement published on May 12, the City of Leeds in the U.K. said the Saxon-era pendant was uncovered in a local field. It dates back over 1,200 years and was found by a metal detectorist ...

The feast has its roots in late antiquity, a time when the cross became an important part of Christian art and worship. The cross, once a shameful form of execution for criminals, has became a ...

Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. wrote that while “the cross is undoubtedly a Christian symbol,” it also had many powerful secular purposes, including “historical landmark” and a “place for ...

Moreover, Justin Martyr, a Christian apologist writing in the 150s–160s, argued that God had providentially put the shape of the cross in everyday objects, such as the masts of ships, tools like ...

In fact, it took centuries for Christians to begin to depict the cross in their art. Read more: Jesus wasn't white: he was a brown-skinned, Middle Eastern Jew. Here's why that matters ...

Seen on influencers, pop stars and White House staff, cross necklaces are popping up everywhere. By Misty White Sidell When Arianna Salerno first moved to Washington, D.C., in 2022 to attend ...