Neighbors and Good Samaritans help replace religious statue in Clairton
CLAIRTON (KDKA) - We have an update to a story that we brought you on Easter Sunday after someone stole a religious statue from a Clairton lawn during Holy Week.
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Mark Williams said for 57 years, the white statue of the Virgin Mary remained a fixture outside of his family home. It was gifted to them as a housewarming gift from their neighbors way back when.
Williams said after KDKA covered the story, the son of those former neighbors reached out and is buying him a new one.
Also, sisters from The Divine Redeemer in Elizabeth and Steubenville are gifting him a 100-year-old statue from a closed Catholic church.
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