A Virgin Mary statue is being built in Poland and it may be the world's tallest religious statue once construction is completed. The build will stand nearly 200 feet.

There have been 2,000 reported sightings of the Virgin Mary since 40 A.D., according to Stanford University graduate Michael O'Neill, who documents them on his website Miracle Hunters.

It was built in 1958 to commemorate the centennial of the Virgin Mary’s first appearance, in 1858, to Bernadette, an illiterate 14-year-old peasant girl. (St.

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I write regarding the May 18 article “Why popes and other Catholics pray to the Virgin Mary.” The Associated Press article in the Maine Sunday Telegram, about the Virgin Mary, gave a good ...

The Virgin Mary statue would surpass other notable landmarks of faith worldwide. The Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, stands almost 100 feet tall, while Christ the King in Swiebodzin ...

Since the 19th century, May has been devoted to the Virgin Mary — though already in Greek and Roman times, goddesses of fertility were celebrated in this month of springtime blooming, she added.