BBC

The cross

Michael Symmons Roberts investigates the meaning of the Christian cross and hears from those who have discovered its power in their own lives. Paradoxically a symbol of suffering and defeat but also ...
National Catholic Register

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? Clockwise from upper right: anointing of the sick crucifix, cross of ...
Navy Times

Explainer: The Cross, an eternal symbol of love that’s been tragically twisted by terrorists, war criminals

"Mount Calvary" (a painting by William H. Johnson, ca. 1944/ Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation) In the fall, Catholics and some other Christian churches celebrate the ...
The Conversation

The history of the cross and its many meanings over the centuries

Joanne M. Pierce does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
Indiatimes

Cross is a symbol of death and abundant life

On Good Friday, Christians venerate the cross of Christ. According to Sarah Coleman, an author, "The cross is a symbol of death but so much more - death and life, hate and love, violence and peace, ...