Story highlights The woman had 'God is Woman' written on her bodyThe act was a protest by the feminist activist group Femen(CNN) A topless protester was detained by Vatican police on Monday for attempting to steal the doll of baby Jesus from the Vatican's nativity scene. The group has become well-known for sending topless activists to protest world leaders and challenge the global patriarchy. The woman, identified by Femen as Ukrainian "sextremist" Alisa Vinogradova, had "God is Woman" written on her torso. The would-be theft was thwarted by Vatican police before the woman could flee the nativity scene with the baby Christ doll. In 2014, the group tried to steal the baby Jesus from the Christmas nativity scene at the Vatican.

Source: CNN December 26, 2017 00:22 UTC