Images and messages wishing Pope Francis a swift recovery were projected Thursday night onto Rio De Janeiro's landmark Christ the Redeemer statue.

The iconic Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro displayed a projection of images of Pope Francis along with ...

Critics, however, see the move as a threat to Brazil’s secular state and its environmental commitments. Built in 1922 by the Catholic Church, the Christ the Redeemer statue is inside the Tijuca ...

There are multiple ways to reach Corcovado and Christ the Redeemer. Using public transportation, take bus line 422 from the city center or bus line 583 or the subway to Largo do Machado and then ...

Authorities in Brazil say a Colombian diplomat has been wounded by a stray bullet in Sao Paulo. Local police said that Vice Consul Claudia Ortiz Vaca was passing by a robbery attempt on a vehicle in ...

The Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, stands almost 100 feet tall, while Christ the King in Swiebodzin, Poland, stretches 108 feet high. Construction work is expected to take ...

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Christ the Redeemer, the iconic statue with its arms extended overlooking Rio de Janeiro in Brazil was struck by lightning damaging the statue's right hand thumb, making it lose one finger ...

An image of Pope Francis was projected onto the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday, February 27, while he underwent treatment for bilateral pneumonia.This footage shows ...

Rio's iconic "Christ the Redeemer" statue was reportedly lit up in his honor. Read more: 'My real dream is just to play tennis,' Joao Fonseca says after winning his first ATP title in Buenos Aires ...