Construction has begun on a 180-foot statue of the Virgin Mary in Konotopie ... sitting atop a pedestal in the form of a 50-foot-high crown. "Mary is the model of perfect love and obedience ...

The crown will form an observation serving as ... “The location of the monument to the Virgin Mary is not accidental, it will stand in close proximity to the existing Sanctuary of the Blessed ...

Police are investigating a burglary at St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church in Center City in which a 125-year-old golden crown resting on top of a marble statue of the Virgin Mary was ...

On Monday, the Philadelphia Police Department shared information regarding a thief who stole a 125-year-old crown from a Virgin Mary statue at a church. More Larry W. Smith/Getty Images According ...

The Catholic diocese of Linz said in a statement that the Virgin Mary’s head was sawed off early Monday morning in an act of vandalism. The work, titled “Crowning” by Austrian artist Esther ...

A sculpture depicting the Virgin Mary giving birth to Jesus was beheaded ... Created by Austrian artist Esther Strauß, “Crowning” drew intense ire from some conservative Christians who ...

The statue bears the title “Crowning,” which can be understood as an allusion to the coronation of the Virgin Mary. However, the term also refers to the moment during birth when the baby’s ...