RIO DE JANEIRO (WPVI) -- The road to see the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is winding and ... instead give glory to the mercy of God. Nearly 2 million people a year visit ...

Critics, however, see the move as a threat to Brazil’s secular state and its environmental commitments. Built in 1922 by the Catholic Church, the Christ the Redeemer statue is inside the Tijuca ...

A video showing a bolt of lightning striking Brazil's iconic Christ the Redeemer statue has been making the rounds on social media. The netizens are going gaga over a video of a lightning strike ...

The proceeds, including those from the recent Swift-inspired projection, go to charity—and the poor in Brazil ... insult God. As far as I know, nobody has paid to light up the statue to look ...

It gave an impression as if the 'God' is showing some 'supernatural ... were captured when lightning recently hit Brazil's famous Christ the Redeemer statue. The photo of the lightning appeared ...

The Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro was dedicated on Oct. 12, 1931, the feast of Our Lady Aparecida, patroness of Brazil. Shot of statue in Brazil being struck by lightning.