Historic crucifix returned to France from UK church after more than 100 years
Norwich, UK The crucifix reinstalled in the church at Doight. PICTURE: Rev Olwen Woolcock An historic crucifix, which, for a century has been in UK church after being rescued during World War I by an Anglican army chaplain, has been returned to its original home in a French church. Questions about the origin of the crucifix arose […]
Roma pilgrims seek just “one glimpse” of Pope Francis at Hungary Mass
Budapest, HungaryReuters When Pope Francis visited Hungary two years ago, Roma pilgrim Csaba Kovesi, accompanied by a cross blessed by Francis and Pope John Paul II, drove around the country calling on people to travel to Budapest to see him. Now Kovesi is on a repeat mission, driving a pick-up resembling a “popemobile” with the […]
Antique crucifix back on display at historic US church after squirrel attack
RNS Sainte Ann Catholic Church on Mackinac Island, Michigan. PICTURE: RNS/Bob Smietana In a battle between a squirrel and the Son of God, the squirrel won. But Jesus, as always, made a comeback. A squirrel trapped at Ste Anne Catholic Church on Mackinac Island, Michigan, wrecked an antique crucifix this past week, according to MLive.com. The figure of […]
ESSAY: THE HISTORY OF THE CROSS AND ITS MANY MEANINGS OVER THE CENTURIES
In an article first published on The Conversation, JOANNE M PIERCE, professor of religious studies at the College of the Holy Cross in the US, looks at the history of the cross as a symbol of the Christian faith…
ESSAY: IN QUÉBEC, CHRISTIAN LIBERALISM BECOMES THE RELIGIOUS AUTHORITY
In an article first published on The Conversation, HANNAH DICK, of Canada’s Carleton University, looks at a proposed new “secularism law” in the Canadian province of Québec…
Israeli Christians protest artwork depicting Ronald McDonald as ‘McJesus’
RNS A work titled “McJesus,” depicting a crucified Ronald McDonald, at an art museum in Haifa has brought angry calls from local Christians to remove it – a result the artist said he approves. Last Friday, hundreds of Arab Christians demonstrated in front of the Haifa Museum of the Arts, demanding that it remove the […]