PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A man broke into a Philadelphia church and stole a 125-year-old bejeweled crown from atop a marble statue of the Virgin Mary, city police said Monday. The burglary at St ...

PHILADELPHIA (OSV News) -- A Philadelphia parish is in shock following the brazen theft of an historic golden crown from a beloved statue of Mary. An intruder smashed a stained-glass window at St.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A man broke into a Philadelphia church and stole a 125-year-old bejeweled crown from atop a marble statue of the Virgin Mary, city police said Monday. The burglary at St. John the ...

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Once inside, the burglar stole a golden crown from the head of the statue of Mary, police and church leaders said. “Our video – we have outside and inside cameras – showed the guy coming in ...

(OSV News photo/ courtesy of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church archives) PHILADELPHIA (OSV News) — A Philadelphia parish is in shock following the brazen theft of an historic golden crown from a ...

The man entered the church's upper nave and headed directly to the statue and its crown, according to church archivist Anne Kirkwood, as reported by The Philadelphia Inquirer. Church staff ...