RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian Catholic worshippers laid down an eco-friendly carpet in front of the world-famous Christ the ...

Monuments are multiplying across the country just as the number of Catholics falls to historic lows, due to the rise of ...

Perched on the Corcovado – a 2,300-foot-high granite outcrop looming above the city – the Cristo Redentor (Christ the Redeemer) statue sweeps its arms out in a warm embrace, welcoming visitors ...

Because Polasek was a devout Catholic, he considered the piece one of his most important works, the museum said in announcing the sculpture’s return. The newly restored "Victorious Christ ...

The sculpture weighs around 1,700 tons and has about the size of a 14-story building. To get an idea of ​​the size of the work, just the face of Christ, which took 3 ...

The walrus tusk ivory sculpture depicts Jesus Christ's body being lifted from the cross by Joseph of Arimathea. It is dated to approximately 1190–1200, and was likely to have been made in the ...

On Resurrection Sunday, April 9, the Christ of Peace statue was dedicated in Tabasco county in Zacatecas state, Mexico. The monumental sculpture which sits atop a pedestal measures 108 feet high ...

A thief stole a controversial sculpture of a female Christ on the cross from Manhattan’s famed Cathedral of St. John the Divine as an act of protest — and then returned it, the church’s dean ...

Greg Jones is president of Belmont University. “Christ Rising,” an extraordinary sculpture by renowned artist Frederick Hart, now sits at the geographical center of Belmont University’s campus.