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Massachusetts’ Top Court Bars Statues of Catholic Saints at City Building

The ruling quashes a plan by the mayor of Quincy that had drawn opposition from many religious figures, as well as from residents of the racially diverse city.

© Sophie Park for The New York Times

The mayor of Quincy had commissioned statues of St. Michael the Archangel and St. Florian in 2023 as the finishing touch for the city’s new public safety complex.
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