Demonstrators burn two churches in Chile on anniversary of protests
SANTIAGO, Chile -- Demonstrators burned two Catholic churches in Chile, where gatherings to mark the one-year anniversary of mass protests against inequality descended into chaos.
Empathy arises from tabernacle theft in St. Catharines
Parishioners of the Cathedral of St. Catharines of Alexandria were given a punch to the gut during morning Mass Sept. 8.
Tabernacle found after theft from St. Catharines cathedral
Washington, D.C. Newsroom (CNA) -- The tabernacle that was stolen earlier this week from the St. Catherine of Alexandria Cathedral in St. Catharines, Ontario was recovered on Wednesday, September 9.
Tabernacle stolen from St. Catharines cathedral
Washington, D.C. Newsroom (CNA) -- The Bishop of St. Catharines, Ontario is pleading for thieves to return the consecrated Host after the tabernacle was stolen from the St. Catherine of Alexandria Cathedral on Tuesday.
Virgin Mary statue decapitated in west-end Toronto
Toronto police have released an image of a man sought for decapitating a statue of the Virgin Mary outside a church in the city’s west end.
Editorial: A disturbing trend
The reports were scattered at first, isolated news stories throughout the year of a statue toppled here, another spray-painted with graffiti there. This summer they have come more frequently — senseless acts of anti-Church vandalism that have grown bolder and more destructive.
Parish statues targeted by vandals
Constant vigilance will be required from staff and parishioners at churches across Canada to safeguard against the rising tide of vandalism inflicted upon religious statues.
Christ statue vandalized at Florida church
MIAMI -- The beheading of a statue of Christ at a Catholic church in the Miami Archdiocese has saddened the parish community of Good Shepherd Church and prompted Miami Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski to call on law enforcement to investigate the incident as a hate crime.
Arson suspected as cause of fire at Nantes Cathedral
NANTES, France -- French police have opened an arson investigation into a fire at a Gothic cathedral in Nantes.
Jesus statue vandalized at Calgary church
The Calgary Police Service has launched an investigation into the vandalizing of a bronze Jesus statue by the front doors of a city parish.
Statues vandalized at Markham parish
York Regional Police are investigating an act of vandalism to statues outside of St. Patrick’s Parish in Markham, Ont.
Boston police are investigating an arson attack on a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary Saturday night, the second attack in the U.S. on a statue of the Virgin Mary in two days, and during the same weekend in which two Catholic church fires are being investigated for arson.
LOS ANGELES -- The fire that ravaged Mission San Gabriel Arcangel church in the predawn hours of July 11 left behind a haunting scene.
A Canadian diocese said it will aim to repair six statues whose heads and arms were cut off in an act of vandalism.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- By defacing and toppling a statue of St. Junipero Serra in Sacramento, protesters may have meant "to draw attention to the sorrowful, angry memories over California's past," but "this act of vandalism does little to build the future," Bishop Jaime Soto said July 5.