VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis said Sunday the crucifix we wear or hang on our wall is not supposed to be decorative, but a reminder of God’s love and the sacrifices involved in the Christian life.

Pope Benedict XVI hopes his planned visit to Jerusalem’s Western Wall next month will be taken as a gesture of reconciliation in the long-troubled relationship between Judaism and the Catholic ...

VATICAN CITY — The crucifix is not just a symbol or wall decoration, it is the entire expression of the love of God, who sent his Son to die for us and for our sins, Pope Francis said at Mass ...

A rabbi in Jerusalem has one request for Pope Benedict XVI when he visits the Western Wall in May: Leave the cross at home. Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitch, who will meet the pontiff when he visits the ...

Pope John Paul II prayed at Judaism’s holiest site as he wrapped up a weeklong pilgrimage to the Holy Land devoted to religious reconciliation. Visiting the Western Wall on Sunday, the pope ...

The look on the face of Pope Francis says it all. Why am I being presented with a wooden crucifix laid on a hammer and sickle, the Communist symbol conceived during the Russian Revolution? The ...

Bolivian President Evo Morales presents Pope Francis with wooden crucifix laid atop hammer and sickle. Unclear whether Pope told Morales, "That's not right," or simply said: "I didn't know that" ...