weeping statues

Weeping statues are religious statues—typically of the Virgin Mary or Jesus—that appear to produce tears, blood, or other liquids from their eyes.

Reports of weeping statues arise periodically in Catholic communities, where believers often interpret them as miraculous signs or divine messages.

Skeptics attribute the phenomenon to condensation, porous materials absorbing and releasing moisture, or deliberate fraud.

Pilgrims flocked to the church after reports of a weeping statue spread through the town.