Statues Archives

India Christian activist says protests against proposed Jesus statue ‘unjustified’

Jan 16, 2020

A leading Christian has called protests in India against a proposed statue of Jesus Christ “unjustified and undemocratic.”

By Nirmala Carvalho

Perhaps it’s fitting that Pope Francis now has his own ‘Cadaver Synod’

Oct 22, 2019

On Monday, a video emerged of two men stealing an indigenous statue of a naked pregnant woman that had been on display in a Roman church and then, bit by bit, tossing the images into the Tiber River. There is actually precedent for Monday’s mise-en-scène, involving tossing not a figurine into the Tiber but a pope.

By John L. Allen Jr.

Panama celebrates its black Christ, part of protest against colonialism and slavery

Oct 12, 2019

Panama’s “Festival del Cristo Negro,” the festival of the “Black Christ,” is an important religious holiday for local Catholics. It honors a dark, life-sized wooden statue of Jesus, “Cristo Negro” – also known as “El Nazaraeno,” or “The Nazarene.”

By S. Kyle Johnson, Boston College

Solidarity-era priest accused of abuse a monumental problem for Polish Church

Mar 9, 2019

On a day set aside for prayer and atonement for victims of sexual abuse in Poland, a statue of a Cold War-era priest was removed in the city of Gdańsk, after he was accused of abusing minors.

By Paulina Guzik

Louisiana Catholic school features full-sized saints in every classroom

Jan 20, 2019

Every classroom at a Louisiana Catholic elementary school has a full-size religious painting as part of a multi-phase revitalization plan by the school’s principal.

By Bonny Van

‘Homeless Jesus’ sculpture finds home outside Rio de Janeiro’s cathedral

Nov 19, 2018

Cardinal Orani Tempesta of Rio de Janeiro blessed the sculpture “Homeless Jesus” Nov. 18, ending a weeklong series of events by Brazil’s Catholic Church to celebrate World Day of the Poor.

By Lise Alves