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Man attacks high altar of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican
By Walter Sánchez Silva ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 7, 2025 / 18:20 pm A man desecrated the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican by climbing on top of it and throwing six candelabras that were on the altar to the ground, according to the Italian news agency ANSA. After …
Arizona Catholic parish fire being investigated as arson
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Nov 18, 2024 / 15:00 pm Police in Arizona are investigating an October parish fire as an act of arson, with authorities seeking help identifying a suspect in the blaze amid warnings from federal law enforcement over increased arson activity against houses of worship. Fire officials …
Fire devastates historic church and Franciscan convent in Chile; arson not ruled out
By Walter Sánchez Silva ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 14, 2024 / 18:40 pm A fire on Friday devastated St. Anthony of Padua Church and a Franciscan convent in the city of Iquique, Chile. The prosecutor’s office has not ruled out arson. “We are facing here such a lamentable situation, a tragedy …
Idaho teen arrested for plot to attack churches, kill Christians for ISIS
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 9, 2024 / 13:30 pm The Department of Justice (DOJ) arrested an 18-year-old man from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, who allegedly planned to kill Christians and burn down churches in his town to further the mission of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). …
Uptick in attacks on Catholic parishes reveals hostility to faith, religious liberty
By Martin Barillas Ann Arbor, Michigan, Mar 6, 2024 / 08:00 am In a message to parishioners, Father Ed Cimbala, pastor of St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Parish in New York City, revealed that overnight on March 3 intruders entered his rectory and office, wrecking both while he was sleeping in an attack that …
2023 witnessed continued attacks on pro-life pregnancy centers, churches
By Joe Bukuras CNA Staff, Dec 29, 2023 / 06:00 am Pro-life institutions continued to be targets of pro-abortion attacks in 2023 following the landmark Supreme Court decision in June 2022 overturning Roe v. Wade. Roe, the 1973 case that legalized abortion nationwide, was struck down on June 24 — the …
Brooklyn bishop ‘appalled’ over music video shot in Catholic church, will investigate
By Joe Bukuras CNA Staff, Nov 2, 2023 / 14:13 pm Brooklyn Bishop Robert Brennan is “appalled” that a church there was used to shoot a provocative music video, the diocese said this week, with the prelate set to investigate why the more-than-100-year-old parish permitted the controversial video to be recorded …
Assault at San Francisco Catholic church leads to police pursuit, reported pipe bomb
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Oct 30, 2023 / 15:48 pm An assault at a San Francisco Catholic church on Sunday led to a police pursuit that reportedly included the possible use of a pipe bomb. The San Francisco Police Officers Association (SFPOA), a local police union, said on X on Sunday …
More than a Dozen Vandalism and Theft Reports of Issue 1 Signs
Numerous accounts of theft and vandalism have been reported to police at Catholic schools, churches and cemeteries across the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Dozens of Catholic properties have been displaying yard signs and large display signs opposing Issue 1 on the November ballot. Many of these locations have reported instances of …
Man arrested in attack on Elizabeth Ann Seton shrine at Manhattan parish
By Daniel Payne Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 17, 2023 / 12:06 pm An “unhinged” individual reportedly broke into a Catholic church in Manhattan and vandalized a shrine to American-born St. Elizabeth Ann Seton over the weekend. A man wearing priest’s vestments — and reportedly without pants on — broke into Our …
