The bronze statue of the teenage civil rights heroine will replace a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that the state removed from the U.S. Capitol in December 2020.

Catholics Advocate for Environmental Protection at Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro By Sathish Raman Updated: Thursday, June 19, 2025, 23:21 [IST] ...

Rugs made from plastic bottle caps line the walkway to the Christ the Redeemer statue during a Mass celebrating the Catholic holiday of Corpus Christi in Rio de Janeiro, Thursday, June 19, 2025.

Over the past few years, the Christ the Redeemer sanctuary has increasingly used the attention the iconic statue generates to spotlight environmental concerns. “These caps could be polluting the ...

Catholics call for environmental action at Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Christ the Redeemer statue By: Eléonore Hughes, The Associated Press Posted: 11:35 AM CDT Thursday, Jun. 19, 2025 Last ...

Brazilian Catholic worshippers have laid down an eco-friendly carpet in front of the world-famous Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro calling for the protection of the environment ...

Brazilian Catholic worshippers laid down an eco-friendly carpet in front of the world-famous Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday and called for the protection of the ...