Rep. Martin McLaughlin (R-Barrington Hills) is seeking to have a statue of the Chicago-born pontiff built at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield.

Turning to the First Communicants who would be receiving Jesus that day, he said this would be a day they would never forget.

State Rep. Martin McLaughlin wants a statue of the new pope at the Illinois statehouse, paid for in part with a commemorative ...

Quincy officials propose a new commission to oversee public art amid controversy surrounding two Catholic saint statues planned for the new public safety headquarters. The statues, commissioned by ...

Koch, a practicing Catholic, said the statues do not convey a religious message but symbolize the universal concept of "good versus evil." Koch also emphasized the centrality of the figures to ...

A 125-year-old golden crown was stolen from a statue of Mary inside a Philadelphia Catholic church by an agile thief seen climbing up the outside wall of the Center City church before breaking in ...

The bronze statue was a generous gift from the Bishops of the Province of Mobile. It pays tribute to Bowman’s remarkable contributions to the Catholic Church and her inspiring witness of faith, ...

The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is offering a reward of up to $3,500 for help in solving a possible “hate crime” after a man vandalized two religious statues at a Catholic parish in ...

A heartless vandal snuck up to an historic Brooklyn Catholic church in the middle of the night and smashed two statues — including one that is nearly 100 years old, authorities said. The damage ...

A hate-filled vandal bashed two religious statues with a brick at a Brooklyn Catholic church, leaving them damaged, police said. The statues, which have stood for more than 90 years, were recently ...

A hate-filled vandal scrawled a shocking profanity and defaced several statues at a Catholic Church in Washington Heights, police said Tuesday. The destruction was discovered at Manhattan’s St ...

FLUSHING, Queens (WABC) -- Police are searching for the vandal who beheaded a statue at a Catholic church in Queens over the weekend, but this is not the first time the church has been targeted.