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Alleged vandal faces hate crime charge after major damage to Denver's Catholic cathedral
A 26-year-old woman has turned herself in on two charges related to some $10,000 in vandalism damage to Denver’s Cathedral... Read more
Video shows attack on Blessed Mother statue outside National Basilica
Police have released surveillance camera footage of a man defacing a statue of Our Lady of Fatima outside the Basilica... Read more
Man attacks DC basilica's Our Lady of Fatima statue by cutting off hands, hammering face
Security-camera footage shows a man attacking a statue of Our Lady of Fatima by cutting off her hands and hammering... Read more
Relic of Saint John Paul II stolen from historic basilica
The rector of the Polish Catholic Mission in Argentina, Father Jorge Jacek Twarog, reported Sunday that the relic of Saint... Read more
Denver archbishop, writing in Washington Post, decries vandalism of Catholic property
Incidents include graffiti sprayed on church walls, Catholic statues beheaded or smashed, gravestones desecrated with swastikas, and arson. Read more
Nearly 1,000 hate crimes against Europe’s Christians recorded in 2020
Poland had the most hate crimes reported against Christians, with 241 incidents in 2020. Read more
Police identify suspect in Denver cathedral vandalism
Metro Denver Police announced Nov. 2 that the individual who vandalized the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception Oct.10 is... Read more
Denver archbishop denounces ‘anti-Semitic and hateful vandalism’ at two schools
Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver denounced recent incidents of “anti-Semitic and hateful vandalism” that occurred at two area schools last... Read more
Catholic sites suffered more than 100 acts of vandalism, arson since May 2020, USCCB says
The U.S. bishops’ conference on Thursday reported that churches and Catholic sites have been targeted in more than 100 acts... Read more
Denver cathedral vandalized with anti-Catholic slogans
The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in downtown Denver was spray-painted with anti-Catholic slogans on Sunday, the latest in... Read more
Colorado parish church vandalized with pro-abortion graffiti
A Catholic parish in Boulder, Colorado, with a memorial to aborted babies on its front lawn was desecrated with pro-abortion... Read more
Bishops report 95 attacks on Catholic churches in US since May 2020
There have been at least 95 reported incidents of vandalism of Catholic churches across the United States since May 2020,... Read more
Knights of Columbus fundraise to replace vandalized statues at NYC parish
A Knights of Columbus fundraiser for the replacement of vandalized statues of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Therese of... Read more
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Coptic Orthodox church in British Columbia destroyed in ‘suspicious’ fire
A Coptic Orthodox church in British Columbia was destroyed in a fire on Monday, July 19, just days after an... Read more
Petition urges Canadian PM not to slander Catholic Church over residential schools
More than 4,000 people have signed a petition requesting that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau cease blaming the Catholic Church... Read more
Statue outside NC parish restored after vandalism
A statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in front of an Asheville, North Carolina Catholic church was vandalized and... Read more
Canadian Indigenous leaders call for end of targeting of churches
Canadian Indigenous leaders and residential school survivors have called for suspected arson attacks on churches to stop. Read more
Canadian police investigate two more ‘suspicious’ fires at Catholic churches
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police are investigating two more fires at Catholic churches in Canada as “suspicious,” after four churches... Read more
Historic Denver church vandalized, motive unclear
A historic Catholic church in downtown Denver was tagged with graffiti on Monday evening, in a possible reference to the... Read more
Indigenous leaders condemn recent vandalism of churches in Canada
Indigenous and Catholic leaders have condemned a recent spate of church vandalism in Canada, along with five Catholic churches having... Read more
