A leader at Pariosse Sainte-Anne Des Pins Catholic church in downtown Sudbury said recent vandalism to a statue of Mary and baby Jesus is just one among a number of incidents that have happened on church property in recent months, and it’s not even the most serious.

It was in June that damage to the statue was discovered. It is the same statue that has been vandalised in past years.

In 2015, the head of baby Jesus on the statue disappeared. The statue then became the centre of an international media frenzy in 2016.

The statue gained notoriety because of a temporary replacement head attached to the statue that was crafted by a local artist. It was made out of red clay, and did not match the rest of the piece’s look.

Because the story received so much media attention, the original head was returned to the church and eventually reattached. However, the statue has unfortunately once again been vandalised, with the head of baby Jesus having once again been broken off, along with one of Mary’s hands.

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