After the first was vandalized in December, a new “Our Lady of Fatima” statue is dedicated at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022.

While they are technically praying to a statue, Christians realize it is a symbol of the Virgin Mary, who is a conduit to God and Jesus, said Rev. Michael Zielke, pastor at St. Stanislaus Basilica.

The vandalized statue was dedicated in 2017, marking the centennial year commemorating the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima. We have the news you need to know to start your day.

A composite photo shows damage to a statue of Our Lady of Fatima that stands with the three shepherd children near the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington ...

Surveillance footage shows a man hammering at the Our Lady of Fatima statue located outside the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 5, 2021.

WASHINGTON — An unknown man was caught on video trespassing the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception's garden and damaging the sacred Our Lady of Fatima statue, according ...

A statue of Our Lady of Fatima outside the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception was vandalized Sunday around 10:58 p.m. According to police, the suspect was captured by a ...

Security personnel reported damage to the Our Lady of Fatima statue located outside the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., Dec. 6, 2021. | Courtesy ...

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A statue of Our Lady of Fatima outside the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception was vandalized Sunday night, church staff told EWTN reporter Mark Irons.

D.C. police are investigating vandalism in a religious garden in Northeast, in which a man wielding a hammer knocked off a statue’s hands and pummeled its face before leaving with the hands.

Surveillance footage shows a man hammering at the Our Lady of Fatima statue located outside the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 5, 2021.