Father William Coffas said he was notified about the statue’s absence on March 8 and filed a report with the Rochester Police Department on March 9. In a video posted on the parish’s Facebook page on ...

St. Mary’s Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church pastor Father L’ubomir J. Strecok stands next to the recently donated statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary located next to the church rectory.

A vandal was caught on video bashing a statue of the Virgin Mary with a rock outside a Queens Catholic church earlier this week — a biased attack that left congregants on edge. “I feel sad, I cry,” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A silhouette of onlookers in front of Esther Strauss' sculpture 'Crowning.' Michel M. Raguin with cooperation of the Mariendom ...

WATERBURY - A 100-year-old statue of the Blessed Mary inside the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception was badly damaged Wednesday after a man entered the sanctuary and struck it repeatedly with a ...

A California family’s unshaken faith emerged in the form of a lone statue of The Virgin Mary — untouched by the relentless flames of southern California’s wildfires — her resilience amid the ...