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St. Bernadette’s Relics to Tour the United States

A reliquary created by Maison Granda in Spain houses relics of of St. Bernadette Soubirous.

After an opening celebration Sept. 18 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Washington, D.C., the yearlong tour’s schedule will be announced in the coming months.

Poland Inaugurates Europe’s Tallest Statue of the Virgin Mary

Wojtek Radwanski
The statue of the Virgin Mary erected in the Polish town of Konotopie stands 55.6 meters (182 feet) tall. Made of concrete and steel beams, it is the tallest Marian sculpture in Europe.

Rising to a height of over 180 feet from ground level, the statue of Our Lady of Mercy exceeds in height the Christ the Redeemer statue in Brazil and the Christ the King statue in Poland.

Priest and Nun Recover Sacred Hosts From Earthquake Rubble in Colombia

Sister Marcela and Father Germán Andrés Clavijo clear away debris to collect the consecrated hosts after the Aug. 10, 2026, earthquake in Colombia.

Despite the danger of the earthquake’s aftershocks, a priest and nun in Colombia entered a chapel in search of the hosts that were kept in the tabernacle that they found destroyed.

Slovak Bishops Preach On Mary at 250th Nitra Pilgrimage

Bohumil Petrík
Altar servers carry the processional cross ahead of Bishop Jozef Haľko at the Assumption pilgrimage on the Calvary hill in Nitra, Slovakia, on Aug. 15, 2026.

Pilgrims have climbed the Calvary hill in Nitra since 1766; this year three bishops met them at the top.