Pope Benedict to bless statue created to celebrate Nazi departure

Rome, Italy, May 19, 2010 / 01:10 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The Vatican announced Wednesday that this summer the Holy Father will visit and bless a restored statue of Mary that overlooks the city of Rome. The Virgin, which was created in thanks for the city being peacefully liberated from the Nazis during World War II, was damaged in a storm last year.
In 1953, the statue was placed on a hill near the Vatican in a part of Rome called … [More]