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Fr. Travis Clark after his Sept. 30 arrest.

Louisiana priest who desecrated altar charged with vandalism

A priest of the Archdiocese of New Orleans arrested last year along with two women after filming a pornographic video... Read more

Church of Sts Peter and Paul, Pearl River, Louisiana.

New Orleans priest defiles altar with pornographic filmmaking, arrested for obscenity

A priest in the Archdiocese of New Orleans has been arrested along with two women and charged with obscenity after... Read more

Spoleto Cathedral in Umbria, central Italy.

St. John Paul II relic stolen amid church robberies in Italy

This week a relic of St. Pope John Paul II was stolen from a cathedral in central Italy, while a... Read more

Tabernacle.

Blessed Sacrament stolen from Texas Catholic parish

The pastor of a Catholic parish in El Paso, Texas is calling for prayer and reparation after a tabernacle containing... Read more

Terrorists desecrate Eucharist, destroy Catholic chapel in the Philippines

Last week, members of a terrorist group destroyed a Catholic chapel, desecrating consecrated hosts and religious icons, during a nine-hour... Read more

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