Radal Niedzielski, Author at Crux

People walk inside an enormous statue of the Virgin Mary that is believed to be Europe's tallest during the inauguration in the village Konotopie, Poland, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. (Credit: Claudia Ciobanu/AP.)

Church in Europe

Europe’s tallest statue of the Virgin Mary is inaugurated in a small Polish village

by Claudia Ciobanu and Radal Niedzielski August 16, 2026August 16, 2026

A worker prepares a handmade Christmas bauble at GlitterLab in Czestochowa, Poland on Nov. 21, 2025. (Credit: Czarek Sokolowski/AP.)

Church in Europe

The Polish ‘magicians of glass’ who create Christmas baubles for clients worldwide

by Radal Niedzielski and Associated Press November 30, 2025

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