“Each of these crosses can tell its own story and what motivated people to erect ‘their’ cross in this spot. (...) These wayside crosses were erected as visible signs and attract the attention of many people. The cross is a symbol of life. It stands as a sign of our Christian hope and aims to direct our gaze to Jesus Christ, who overcame death (...). The cross belongs to our lives, just as it did to the life of Jesus.

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October 26, 2025

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In light of the Passion narrative of Jesus Christ—which ends in the apparent powerlessness of the cross, but finds its Easter fulfillment in the glorious resurrection from the dead—Karl Cardinal …

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