where the Virgin – usually at prayer – finds herself surprised by the angel. About the year 1400, however, a new version of the Annunciation scene suddenly appeared in European paintings, which ...

The statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary stands almost unscathed in front of an Altadena, California, couple’s home, which was completely destroyed by the California wildfires. (Photo: Courtesy of Peter ...

Two women, representing climate activist group Just Stop Oil, have been arrested after spray-painting the grave of Charles Darwin at Westminster Abbey in London. The two activists, named as 66 ...

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 ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Share PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A man broke into a Philadelphia church and stole a 125-year-old bejeweled crown ...

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 ...

Police are searching for a man who broke into a Center City church early Saturday morning and stole a golden crown from a statue of the Virgin Mary. The man was caught on camera smashing a stained ...

A California family whose home was destroyed in the devastating Southern California wildfires went viral over the weekend for singing the Catholic hymn “Regina Coeli” after discovering that a statue ...

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 stolen ...

Fresco of the Assumption of Virgin Mary in the Church Chiesa di Sant Antonio by C. Secchi. (photo: Renata Sedmakova / Shutterstock) ...

MARY Malone is a new name in showbiz, but she has landed a breakout role in one of Netflix’s most exciting dramas. The star appears in Missing You, a thriller set in Manchester, which sees a ...