Statue of Virgin Mary decapitated in Toronto, police seek suspect caught on camera 'The suspect is described as 5'11''- 6'1'', thin build, long dark swept back hair, and clean shaven.' News Lianne Laurence • Sep 2, 2020Jun 18, 2021
French Churches under ‘constant attack,’ and nobody wants to admit the real reason The reaction to these attacks has consistently been to play them down, and to ignore them as a pattern. Blogs Joseph Shaw • Aug 14, 2020Jul 30, 2021
Catholic shrine vandalized twice, parish vows to rebuild ‘a thousand times’ The parish asked for prayers for 'the person or persons who have been destroying our shrine,' who 'are certainly poor in faith[.]' News Martin Bürger • Jul 28, 2020Apr 22, 2024
Interactive map shows growing number of Catholic churches, statues being attacked The new project already lists over 50 incidents in the United States and Canada. News Martin Bürger • Jul 21, 2020Jun 18, 2021
White House official: Trump will prosecute ‘sacrilegious acts’ of vandalism against Catholic churches, statues 'President Trump will always demand law and order in American communities, and ensure the criminals causing these sacrilegious acts will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.' News Dorothy Cummings McLean • Jul 20, 2020Jun 18, 2021
Wave of burning, defacing churches threatens end of law and order in US Americans, especially Christians, are making a huge mistake burying their head in the sand thinking this, too, shall pass. Opinion Tony Perkins • Jul 17, 2020Jul 30, 2021
Catholic church in Connecticut vandalized with ‘anarchist and satanic’ symbols The Archdiocese of Hartford linked the act of vandalism in New Haven to 'an apparent trend of desecrating Catholic spaces throughout the nation[.]' News Martin Bürger • Jul 17, 2020Jun 18, 2021
Drunk women deface Jesus statue in western Canadian city A statue of the Sacred Heart was vandalized with spray paint in Calgary, Alberta. News Anthony Murdoch • Jul 17, 2020Jun 18, 2021
Churches and statues vandalized, burnt, attacked across US over weekend The causes of some fires have yet to be determined, while police say others were arson. A Florida man has been charged with attempted murder. News Martin Bürger • Jul 13, 2020Jun 18, 2021
Vandals use power saw to behead Catholic ‘stations of the cross’ statues in Canadian diocese The Canadian stations of the cross statues were beheaded by vandals in broad daylight. News Anthony Murdoch • Jul 6, 2020Jun 18, 2021