Philadelphia to keep 'AMOR,' the bilingual 'LOVE' sculpture


Save Story
Leer en español

Estimated read time: Less than a minute

This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia is permanently putting the "amor" in the City of Brotherly Love.

The city says the bilingual version of Maine-based pop artist Robert Indiana's "LOVE" sculpture — on loan for Pope Francis' visit last year — will remain in the city.

The sculpture will be formally dedicated Friday at Sister Cities Park, near the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul.

It had been temporarily installed outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art, atop the steps featured in the movie "Rocky." The pope celebrated an outdoor Mass there during his visit.

Amor means love in the pope's native Spanish and in Latin, a traditional language of the Roman Catholic Church.

The original "LOVE" sculpture is sitting near City Hall while its namesake park gets a face-lift.

Copyright © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Most recent Religion stories

Related topics

Religion
The Associated Press

    STAY IN THE KNOW

    Get informative articles and interesting stories delivered to your inbox weekly. Subscribe to the KSL.com Trending 5.
    By subscribing, you acknowledge and agree to KSL.com's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

    KSL Weather Forecast