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Photo: Lightning strikes Christ the Redeemer statue in Brazil

Feb 14, 2023 Jillian Singer

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Catholic News Agency, CNA Staff:

Lightning struck Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Christ the Redeemer monument, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, and a photographer managed to capture the precise moment.

The lightning bolt struck the afternoon of Feb. 10, and photographer Fernando Braga shared the picture on Instagram. Report is here.