city of Mary Province in Turkmenistan
Towering over farmlands around the Polish village of Konotopie, Europe's tallest statue of the Virgin Mary is set to be consecrated on 15 August ... Show more
Key Facts55.6-Metre Mary Statue Opens in Konotopie
Aug 15, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: notesfrompoland.com
- The 55.6-metre statue is Europe’s tallest depiction of Mary and the continent’s tallest religious monument.
- Krzysztof Wętkowski, bishop of the Włocławek diocese, led the consecration in Konotopie, which has around 130 residents; Lech Wałęsa also attended.
- Construction took 18 months and reportedly cost around 100 million zloty, funded by the couple Roman and Grażyna Karkosik.
- Access to the monument and its observation deck, 15 metres up on the pedestal, is to be free.
We sinners ask Our Lady of Mercy to take care of the whole nation.— Lech Wałęsa, former Polish president, in a social media post with photos of himself at the statue
Israeli soldier desecrates statue of Virgin Mary in southern Lebanon: Israel’s military launches a probe after photo shows soldier placing a cigarette into the ...
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Outrage is growing over a photo of an Israeli soldier pushing a cigarette into the mouth of a statue of the Virgin Mary in southern Lebanon ... Show more
Fresh lease of life for St. Mary’s cemetery, a place of the dead in Madras: Explore the restoration of St. Mary’s Cemetery in Madras, a historic site reflecting ...
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Nigeria has rescued 100 children who were abducted by gunmen from St Mary’s Catholic School in Niger state last month. The students were handed over to state ... Show more
Nigeria has rescued 100 children who were abducted by gunmen from St Mary’s Catholic School in Niger state. The students were handed over to state officials ... Show more
Parents in rural Nigeria remain in the dark weeks after kidnappers abducted 300 students and staff from St. Mary’s Catholic School ... Show more
In Tunisia, a church procession blends faith, nostalgia and migration: The Virgin Mary procession in La Goulette unites diverse communities, reviving the memory ...
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Mary ‘May’ McGee: The dignified Irish mother who took on the might of the State and became a feminist icon
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Nobel Prize for medicine awarded to immune system researchers: The international team discovered how the immune system is kept in check to prevent it attacking ...
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Key Facts2025 Nobel Prize Honors Key Immune System Discoveries
Oct 6, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: zdfheute.de
- The 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi for their research on peripheral immune tolerance.
- Their identification of regulatory T cells prevents the immune system from attacking the body’s own tissues and founded a new scientific field.
- These breakthroughs support the development of treatments for autoimmune diseases, improved cancer therapies, and prevention of complications after stem cell transplants.
- The prize, valued at nearly 970,000 euros, will be presented on December 10 in Stockholm, commemorating Alfred Nobel’s death.
The award is a fantastic honor.— Shimon Sakaguchi, the awardee, commented after the announcement of the prize.
As Australia votes, a housing affordability crisis is top of voters’ minds: Australia’s sky-high property prices are a top issue in an election race dominated by ...
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Myanmar’s Catholics pray for the health of Pope Francis at St. Mary's Cathedral in Yangon on March 9, 2025.
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'For My Children:' Poverty Drives Turkmen Women To Prostitution: Widespread poverty and chronic unemployment have driven some Turkmen women to prostitution to ...
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Children Endure Hunger, Sexual Abuse In Turkmen Orphanages, Ex-Resident Says: A woman who grew up in a Turkmen orphanage claims that defenseless orphans like her ...
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Turkmen Police Detain Couples Holding Hands, Looking Romantic In Public: In a new restriction on people’s liberties, police in northeastern Turkmenistan are ...
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Turkmenistan Conducting Virginity Tests To 'Evaluate Teenagers' Morality': Female students in western Turkmenistan are being forced to take virginity tests to ...
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