• Slovak city plans Europe's 'biggest' statue of Christ

Pavel Hagyari, the mayor of Presov in eastern Slovakia, has unveiled plans to build Europe's biggest statue of Christ outside his city. "Until now, the largest monument in mostly Catholic Slovakia has been a 12-metre Soviet soldier in Bratislava," explained Hagyari, who was elected in 2006. "Three sculptors are already at work here. We count on private sponsors to be generous in backing this ultimate symbol of our Christian faith."