Red Cross staff in Ukraine in May. The organization wants to create a digital equivalent of its distinctive symbol to warn hackers off of attacking medical facilities.

The American Red Cross has long been recognized as the universal symbol of humanitarian services —and it's an expensive operation. In 2022, the American Red Cross generated more than $3.2 ...

The International Committee of the Red Cross has raised concern over the misuse of its emblem by private individuals and businesses, warning that such actions could undermine its humanitarian work.The ...

Four decades later, in 1991, the American Civil Liberties Union objected to the establishment of a religious symbol on public property owned by a municipality, and the city elected to relinquish ...

An Encyclopedia of the Holy Cross: Symbol of Redemption 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?

American nurse Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross on this day in history, May 21, 1881. She led the organization until 1904, when she retired to her Maryland home.

The emblem of a red cross on a white background is a sign of protection under the Geneva Conventions. It is not a religious symbol. The red cross, red crescent and red crystal are symbols of ...

An American Red Cross partnership with “Peanuts” rewards blood donors with a T-shirt featuring Snoopy. Blood donations have jumped since the offer, especially as the shirt goes viral on TikTok ...

The American Red Cross says donations are at a 20-year low. It says in order to shore up the need at hospitals, an extra 8,000 blood donations would have to be collected each week.

1. Introduction The red cross emblem – a red cross on a white ground – is a symbol of protection (protective use) and of membership of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (indicative ...