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.

A group of Catholic Church-run hospitals in Illinois and Wisconsin have said they are doing away with crucifixes in a bid to prevent attacks on staff. Hospital Sisters Health System said wooden ...

In Catholic hospitals, meetings are still likely to start with a prayer. Crucifixes often adorn buildings and patient rooms. Mission statements on the walls of SSM facilities remind patients ...

Ascension-St. Vincent’s Hospital and the Catholic Diocese of Birmingham will undertake a cooperative effort this fall to remove all Catholic statues, crucifixes and artifacts from Birmingham’s ...

A group of Catholic Church-run hospitals in Illinois and Wisconsin have said they are doing away with crucifixes in a bid to prevent attacks on staff. Hospital Sisters Health System said wooden and ...