The statue of the Holy Mother in this intimate moment, erected in St. Mary's Cathedral in Linz, has also attracted criticism. But now, just a few days after the opening of the exhibition ...

The statue bears the title “Crowning ... The figure in the Linz cathedral explicitly shows exactly this event: the Virgin Mary with her legs spread and the top of the head of the Baby ...

The sculpture, depicting the Virgin Mary ... cathedral. The episcopal vicar for education, art and culture in the Linz Diocese, Father Johann Hintermaier, condemned the beheading of the statue.

A sculpture of the Virgin ... “Crowning” by the artist Esther Strauss, the sculpture had been part of a temporary exhibition of art outside the Catholic St. Mary Cathedral in Linz, Austria.

The artwork had been exhibited in the cathedral ... “crowning” sculpture, Esther Strauss, also condemned the destruction, according to the Linz diocese statement. “Most portraits of the ...

The sculpture judged blasphemous by Catholics around the world titled 'The Virgin Giving Birth' had a very short life: the statue by Esther Strauss, which was displayed in the Linz Cathedral in ...

A sculpture depicting the Virgin Mary giving birth to Jesus was beheaded at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Linz, Austria ... Austrian artist Esther Strauß, “Crowning” drew intense ire from ...

the Virgin Mary statue was placed there as an art installation to emphasize women's roles, family images, and gender equality as mentioned in a statement by the New Cathedral in Linz.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...