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The Cross. A Universal Symbol. By Helen Hoffner. Marian Press, 2024. 136 pages; $23.95. To order: ShopMercy.org or (800) 462-7426 As Catholics, we are all familiar with the crucifix.
With a corpus made of Linden wood fashioned overseas and a cross made of a pin oak from St. Ludmila’s property felled by the Aug. 10, 2020, derecho, the crucifix reflects artistic choices and ...
A Crucifix/St. Benedict Medal combination is called “The Cross of a Happy Death”—not only because of the exorcizing properties of the Medal and the image of Christ's Body, but because of St ...
The crucifix at St. Bede, sculpted by Otello Scatolini, is a replica of the original crafted by an unknown artist in the 14th century. On Nov. 24, Archbishop Gomez will bless Saint Bede’s ...
The 16th-century crucifix which was present in St. Peter’s Square for Pope Francis’ Urbi et Orbi blessing last week was reportedly damaged by rain, but the priest in charge of the church where ...
Police are asking for the public’s help in solving the case of a missing five-foot-tall crucifix — taken from a church named after the patron saint of lost and stolen articles.
The miraculous crucifix at which Pope Francis prayed Sunday for an end to the coronavirus has been taken down from its altar and transported to St. Peter's Square, so it can be present on Friday ...
Officers started searching for a crucifix that was reportedly taken from the Saint Katharine Drexel Shrine in Bensalem on the afternoon of May 11. Bensalem police were looking for several ...
The ornate crucifix of Holy Cross Catholic Church appeared to not even have any soot or singe marks, even as the rest of the church's interior was in ruins. The beloved Mary statue, the Virgin of ...