Massachusetts’ Highest Court Just Blocked a Mayor From Putting Two 10-Foot Catholic Saints on the City’s New Public Safety Building
by Jerome London · Thought CatalogUpdated 5 minutes ago, August 21, 2026
Massachusetts’ highest court has intervened in a dispute over religious statues at a public building, ruling that a mayor cannot install two towering Catholic saints outside the city’s new public safety headquarters.
The mayor spent $850,000 on the statues without telling the public or the city council. The 10-foot bronze saints were meant to guard the entrance of a $175 million building paid for by everyone.
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