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Can a giant Madonna help slow secularization in Poland?
Europe's largest statue of the Virgin Mary will be inaugurated on Saturday in the Polish village of Konotopie. What will the monument mean for the village it towers over — and for the Catholic faith in Poland?
Published Friday, 14 August 2026 at 12:27
Europe's largest statue of the Virgin Mary will be inaugurated on Saturday in the Polish village of Konotopie. What will the monument mean for the village it towers over — and for the Catholic faith in Poland?
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