It’s traditional for people to rub the right foot of a statue of St. Peter. A bronze statue of St. Peter, possibly cast as long ago as the 5th century CE, has seen a lot of love: It's tradition ...

Three civil liberties organizations joined to sue Quincy Mayor Tom Koch over his plans to install statues on a new public ...

The new statue by Timothy P. Schmalz titled “Be Welcoming” is displayed in St. Peter’s Square, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (photo: Victoria Isabel Cardiel/EWTN News / EWTN) Kristina Millare/CNA ...

Michelangelo's magnificent Pieta statue in St Peter's. It’s amazing what vanity will do. After Michelangelo heard the Pieta attributed to another sculptor Cristofor Solari, he went back to the ...

he was removed from his cross very quickly and gruesomely—just chopped off at the ankles instead of properly removed. It’s traditional for people to rub the right foot of a statue of St. Peter.

Schmalz titled “Be Welcoming” was installed in St. Peter’s Square on Tuesday in the hopes of inspiring people to open their hearts to the poor. Schmalz’s bronze statue — located near the ...