Worshippers praying near the statue on Wednesday.
Pereira said what happened was a miracle and that people had been arriving at the church in Subang Jaya from all over to witness the phenomenon themselves.
Whatsapp messages had been circulating among the Catholic community of claims that the statue "is growing taller, smiling, and at times, shedding tears."
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