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Neighbors and Good Samaritans help replace religious statue in Clairton

April 13, 2023 / 4:20 AM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh

Virgin Mary statue stolen from front yard 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.

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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Patrick Damp

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.