An $850K plan for Catholic statues has one Massachusetts town divided

A Boston-area mayor decided to spend $850,000 in taxpayer funds on two statues of Catholic saints for a public building, ...

Catholic statues thrust a Massachusetts city into a national religious liberty debate

A fight over whether a Massachusetts city can display Catholic statues on its new police headquarters follows similar ...
The Patriot Ledger

In lawsuit over saint statues, Quincy accuses plaintiffs of anti-Catholic discrimination

Quincy, Massachusetts is facing a lawsuit over Mayor Koch's plan to install statues of Catholic patron saints at the new public safety headquarters. Residents argue the statues violate the state ...
The Patriot Ledger

New Quincy arts commission great idea or perhaps too little, too late? Depends who you ask

Quincy officials propose a new commission to oversee public art amid controversy surrounding two Catholic saint statues planned for the new public safety headquarters. The statues, commissioned by ...
The Boston Globe

Quincy barred from putting Catholic statues outside city building while lawsuit is pending

A judge on Tuesday barred Quincy officials from installing two Catholic statues outside a city public safety building until a lawsuit opposing them on constitutional grounds is resolved. In a 26-page ...