Breast Cancer Awareness - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 09 Oct 2023 00:47:36 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Breast Cancer Awareness - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Christ the Redeemer Statue lights up in pink for Breast Cancer Awareness https://cathnews.co.nz/2023/10/09/christ-the-redeemer-statue-lights-up-in-pink-for-breast-cancer-awareness/ Mon, 09 Oct 2023 04:53:25 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=164699 Brazil's Christ the Redeemer has been lit in pink to commemorate Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. The 38-metre Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro is one of the country's most famous landmarks. It has been used for many promotional events in the past, including campaigns by climate activists. Cancer patients Read more

Christ the Redeemer Statue lights up in pink for Breast Cancer Awareness... Read more]]> Brazil's Christ the Redeemer has been lit in pink to commemorate Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. The 38-metre Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro is one of the country's most famous landmarks.

It has been used for many promotional events in the past, including campaigns by climate activists.

Cancer patients and survivors gathered at the foot of the statue for a ceremony on Tuesday, holding candles and listening to speeches. Many of them wore T-shirts that featured the name of the non-profit Fundacao Laco Rosa or Pink Loop Foundation, which organises the Rio event annually.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month is an annual international health campaign organised by major breast cancer charities every October to increase awareness of the disease and raise funds for research.

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