School to be new home for Our Lady

A wooden statue from Gidea Park parish has found a new home. The statue of the Virgin in Prayer had been replaced by a new bronze of Mother and Child as part of the refurbishment of the Church of Christ the Eternal High Priest. Now the old statue has pride of place in a newly... Read More

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November 13, 2020

Pope blesses statue of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal

Pope Francis blessed a statue of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal as it was to begin a pilgrimage throughout Italy to mark the 190th anniversary of Mary’s apparitions to St Catherine Laboure. It was during the second apparition, in November 1830, that St Catherine said Mary told her to make medals of the image... Read More

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October 16, 2020

US archbishop plans exorcism at church where Serra statue was toppled

San Francisco’s archbishop plans to conduct an exorcism this Saturday (17th October) at the site of a now-toppled statue of St Junipero Serra at St Rafael Mission Church in San Rafael. Just the saint’s feet are left after the statue on church property was vandalised and desecrated earlier this week by what Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone described as a “small, violent mob,” who he hopes will be prosecuted for attacking the statue. The vandalism took... Read More

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October 14, 2020

New statue honours Mother Cabrini for devotion to immigrants

A statue of St Frances Xavier Cabrini, the patron of immigrants, now stands overlooking the New York Harbour and the Statue of Liberty. Unveiled during a dedication ceremony in Battery Park City on Columbus Day, (12th October), the statue honours Mother Cabrini, as she is best known. She is revered for not only her devotion... Read More

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September 10, 2020

St Damien’s relatives speak up against criticism of saint’s statue in US Capitol

Upset by the suggestion raised by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, that St Damien was a white supremacist coloniser, two of the saint’s Belgian relatives, representing his extended family, have written an open letter addressing her comments. ‘Like many Belgians – fellow countrymen of Damien, who in 2005 elected him as ‘Greatest Belgian’ for his... Read More

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July 1, 2020

Bishop denounces activist’s call to destroy statues of Jesus

A bishop in the United States has denounced comments by a Black Lives Matter activist who said statues of Jesus Christ that depict him ‘with European features’ need to come down ‘because they support white supremacy’. As a shepherd of the Catholic Church, “I cannot remain silent. I need to denounce such a call to... Read More

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October 31, 2019

Pope emotional as statue taken to UK after Falklands War returns to Argentina

Pope Francis appeared to wipe away tears during a ceremony in St Peter’s Square marking the return to Argentina of a Virgin Mary statue which ended up in Britain after the Falklands War. Argentine troops had brought a statue of Our Lady of Lujan to the Falkland Islands, or Las Malvinas, when they invaded the... Read More

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