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Two historic Catholic sites gutted by fires in a single day

Separate fires tore through Brittany's Sainte-Anne Chapel and Condom Cathedral's cloister in Gers just hours apart on June 12, destroying volumes of historic Catholic archives.

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Gaetano Masciullo

• Jun 17, 2026

Historic Saint-Paul Catholic Church in Montreal destroyed by fire

The cause of the fire is not yet known, though it comes at a time of widespread arson attacks on Catholic churches in Canada.

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Anthony Murdoch

• Feb 27, 2026Mar 2, 2026

Arsonists set two fires at historic German Catholic church

Arson attacks on Catholic and other Christian churches have escalated across Europe in recent years, with 94 reported cases in 2024, double the number from the previous year.

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Antonino Cambria

• Feb 16, 2026

Federal judge rules Texas A&M can’t ban drag queen show on campus

Texas A&M University System must allow the ‘Queer Empowerment Council’ to hold its drag show on campus, US District Judge Lee Rosenthal ruled.

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Calvin Freiburger

• Mar 27, 2025Mar 28, 2025

WATCH: Arsonist sets fire to historic Catholic church in Saskatchewan

Blessed Sacrament Parish in Regina posted footage of the February 9 arson attack on social media and pleaded for those who know anything to contact the police.

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LifeSiteNews staff

• Feb 12, 2024Feb 13, 2024