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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.

Introduction Cross at Cape Kamenjack, Istria, Croatia. Photo: Florian Frühstück ©. Paradoxically a symbol of suffering and defeat but also of triumph and salvation, the cross is the universal ...

Calls for Red Cross symbol to be axed over links to the Crusades. By MICHAEL LEA Updated: 14:54 EDT, 10 June 2009 ...

Today, the cross is the universal symbol of Christianity. It was not always so. In the early centuries after the time of Jesus Christ, there were other symbols: a dove, a ship, an anchor and a lyre.

The cross on top of the bell tower at the First Presbyterian Church, 1341 Juliana St., Parkersburg. (Photo by Art Smith) “For those who hold religion is disdain, the cross is a sign for foolishness.

WASHINGTON — For more than 90 years, a huge concrete cross has dominated part of Bladensburg, Maryland, a Washington suburb. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will be asked to decide whether it ...

Two graphic desigers in New York applaud the International Committee of the Red Cross’s decision to adopt a third symbol for use in armed conflicts meant to demonstrate the charity’s neutrality in a ...