Since returning home, I have learned that this church is the Mother Church of Apulia, Portugal, and dates to the 12th century ...

The Egyptian ankh—a symbol of life—has long intrigued scholars and conspiracy theorists alike for its resemblance to the ...

The Egyptian hieroglyphic ankh looks kind of similar to the Christian cross. This has lead some conspiracy theorists to argue ...

Flag Day is June 14. What does it represent? What do we cherish in this nation of ours? In the words of John Denver, it could be "... poems, prayers ...

There are three common symbols of the Holy Spirit which are wind, fire, and the dove. This is the story … ...

The first coming of Christ cannot be rightly understood apart from His crucifixion, which became the climactic moment of ...

Socially conservative Romania decriminalised homosexuality in 2001, decades later than other parts of the EU, but still bars ...

In today's Gospel reading, Jesus speaks prophetically to Peter, indicating that his life will take a very different course from his younger years. Whereas in his youth Peter enjoyed freedom and ...

Roman rulers upheld order through crucifixions and terror. Jesus, by contrast, showed that true authority is rooted in ...

The New York Times has been slammed for an article in which it declared that a holy Christian symbol is 'in vogue'. The piece explored the growing 'trend' of cross jewelry, noting that it is being ...

As a millenniums-old symbol of Christian faith, the cross would seem somewhat immune ... ago as a way to “share Christian values and love” and likened it to an engagement ring.

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 ...