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The Apollo Belvedere is displayed at the Pio-Clementine Museum on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024.

Vatican Museums unveils ‘iconic statue’ Apollo Belvedere after years of restoration work

Oct 16, 2024

By Kristina Millare

“It gives us an insight into culture and also faith and history,” Father Terence Hogan said in an interview with... Read more

Aerial view of damages caused by the passage of Hurricane Otis in Guerrero State, Mexico, on Oct. 28, 2023.

Our Lady of Guadalupe statue untouched by Hurricane Otis’ destructive winds in Mexico

Nov 3, 2023

By Diego López Colín

A statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe was left intact amid the devastation caused by Hurricane Otis, which struck the... Read more

The Christ in Death statue after restoration on display at the Cathedral of St. Mary in Fargo, North Dakota.

Grandmother, grandchildren work to restore Fargo cathedral statue destroyed by vandal

May 20, 2023

By Paul Braun / New Earth

Artist Marilyn Loegering is no stranger to difficult projects, but even she was shocked at what she saw in late... Read more

Image of the Virgin Mary destroyed in Sopó (Colombia)

Vandal destroys statue of the Virgin Mary in Colombia

Jan 5, 2023

By Eduardo Berdejo

The statue, which stood in a small brick grotto at the entrance to the town of Sopó in the Cundinamarca... Read more

An illustration of Saint Junipero Serra.

Petition seeks to return St. Junipero Serra statue to ‘place of honor’ at Catholic university

Nov 24, 2021

By Kevin J. Jones

A statue of Saint Junipero Serra must return to the Loyola Marymount University campus, an alumni group has said in... Read more

Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Square circa 1978.

French court's decision forces a change of place for John Paul II statue

Mar 2, 2018

A statue of St. John Paul II will be removed from public land in a small French city, after a... Read more

Tallest Statue of the Divine Mercy of Jesus in Sagar, India.

Divine Mercy statue in India receives cardinal's blessing

Oct 2, 2013

On Sept. 30, Cardinal George Alencherry unveiled and blessed a shrine featuring a statue of the Divine Mercy of Jesus,... Read more

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World’s largest Marian statue unveiled in Bolivia

Feb 4, 2013

The largest statue of the Virgin Mary in the world, dedicated to Our Lady of Socavon, was inaugurated at a... Read more