The Catholic diocese of Linz said in a statement that the Virgin Mary’s head was sawed ... “Crowning” went on view at St. Mary’s Cathedral on June 27 as a part of a wider project looking ...

VATICAN CITY — Vandals have beheaded a sculpture featuring the Virgin Mary giving birth to Jesus that had been exhibited in the cathedral in the Austrian city of Linz and drawn criticism from ...

Last summer, a 31-year-old is said to have advertised and praised a destructive attack on the controversial statue of the Virgin Mary in Linz Cathedral on social media. The Viennese man is accused ...

The 31-year-old who is said to have repeatedly approved an act of vandalism against a figure of the Virgin Mary giving birth in Linz Cathedral on social media is likely to get away with it.

Vandals have beheaded a sculpture featuring the Virgin Mary giving birth to Jesus. The artwork had been exhibited in the cathedral in the Austrian city of Linz and drawn criticism from some ...