OAKLAND PARK - A priest believes a man yanked Jesus off a crucifix, broke it into pieces, then posed for cameras outside the Catholic mission and soup kitchen in Oakland Park. It is the fifth time ...

For nearly 50 years, a large, hand-carved wooden crucifix has graced the wall behind the altar in St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Gary-New Duluth. Jesus slumps on the cross, his ribs straining ...

Hospital Sisters Health System, a Catholic organization based in Springfield, Ill., is removing all wooden and metal crucifixes from its hospitals’ emergency departments and patient rooms. That ...

The missionary spirit of young people in France is being rekindled by the surprising success of an association that is restoring wayside crucifixes across the country — and attracting considerable ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — This weekend, St. Ludmila Catholic Church celebrates Good Friday and Easter with a symbol of death and resurrection more visible than they’ve had in 20 years. The new crucifix, 10 feet ...

A Catholic schoolgirl in England has been banned from wearing a crucifix in class, the school said the girl is prohibited from wearing the symbol for health and safety reasons. Samantha Devine, a ...

BOSTON, Mass. (TND) — Members of the Boston Catholic community are up in arms over vandalism at a local church, according to a report by Boston 25 News. Boston police confirmed to Boston 25 News ...

Most of the growth we have seen across Christian denominations in recent years has been in Christian communities that teach ...

BELL GARDENS, Calif. — Police are asking for help to identify a thief caught on camera breaking into a Catholic school in California. The Bell Gardens Police Department posted surveillance video of ...

Earlier this month the European Court of Human Rights fined the Italian government for displaying crucifixes in its public schools. It was yet another example of oversized, secular bureaucracies ...

The crucifix was venerated as miraculous by Romans after it was the only religious image to survive unscathed from a fire that completely gutted the church on May 23, 1519. The miraculous crucifix is ...