Baby Jesus statue to remain headless until May or June, says Sudbury, Ont., priest
A decapitated statue of baby Jesus outside a Catholic church in northern Ontario will remain headless this Christmas, as the church says it will be months before the head can be reattached.
The statue at the Ste. Anne des Pins parish in Sudbury, Ont., which was vandalized about a year ago, first captured the world’s attention when it was fitted with a temporary clay head.
The bright orange terracotta head, crafted by a local artist, prompted comparisons on social media to a character from “The Simpsons,” and was later removed so it woudn’t stain the white stone of the statue.
The original head was recovered earlier this month after being stolen by someone the church described as a “troubled teen.”