Police stop man from destroying Virgin Mary statue at Connecticut basilica

Police arrested a 23-year-old man accused of attacking a Virgin Mary statue with a hammer at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Waterbury, Connecticut. Officers responded at around 8 a.m. Oct. 1 after receiving reports of a disturbance involving a weapon, and they found the suspect, later identified as Kyran Atkinson, striking the statue, … Read morePolice stop man from destroying Virgin Mary statue at Connecticut basilica

Bishop Paprocki, Others Talk Faith Formation of Catholic Lawyers at Ave Maria Conference

Courtesy photoGerard Bradley (left), Bishop Thomas Paprocki (center), and Father David Pignato (right) speak on a panel at Ave Maria School of Law Conference on Oct. 3, 2025, at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. The bishop said faith formation for Catholic lawyers should ensure they have ‘a more robust understanding of the natural law,’ … Read moreBishop Paprocki, Others Talk Faith Formation of Catholic Lawyers at Ave Maria Conference

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