Arson damages Ottawa church
The Ottawa Police Service’s (OPS) Arson Unit is investigating a fire that broke out around 3 a.m. on Sept. 18 at the downtown St. Joseph’s Parish.
Bell tower at historic church in northern France collapses in arson fire
A man was taken into police custody after a major fire broke out at the historic Church of the Immaculate Conception in the northern French town of Saint-Omer in the morning hours of Sept. 2, causing its bell tower to collapse.
Suspected arsonist damages Regina parish
A suspected arson struck at Blessed Sacrament Parish in downtown Regina Feb. 9.
Torched church’s parishioners look forward
More than two years since a suspicious fire destroyed St. Jean Baptiste Parish in Morinville, Alta., the criminal investigation has borne no suspects or arrests.
Trial date set for alleged Alberta church arsonists
Two men from High Prairie, Alta., charged for setting fire to St. Bernard’s Church in Grouard, Alta., on May 22 are slated for trial almost a year to the day later.
Suspect sought in Calgary cathedral fire
The Calgary Police Service (CPS) is on the hunt for a man who deliberately started a fire and assaulted two men at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Calgary.
Arson claims historic Alberta church
Two High Prairie, Alta., men are facing charges of arson and break and enter to commit theft after fire destroyed St. Bernard Church, built in 1901, in Grouard, Alta., on May 22.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland said it is investigating a possible crime after an image of Pope Francis was burned in a bonfire.
Amidst the rubble left by the fire that consumed St. Theresa Point Catholic Church on Easter Sunday laid a picture of St. Kateri Tekakwitha almost completely intact.
Arson suspected in Manitoba church fire on Easter
Just hours after Easter Sunday Mass, residents of St. Theresa Point First Nation in Manitoba could only watch and cry as their Catholic church burned to the ground.
Cathedral volunteer charged with arson for Nantes fire
NANTES, France -- A Rwandan is facing up to 10 years in prison after he confessed to deliberately setting fire to the city's Gothic cathedral.
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.
Arrest made in Florida Catholic church burning
ORLANDO, Fla. -- A man crashed his van through the doors of Our Lady Queen of Peace Church in Ocala, Florida, early in the morning July 11 and once inside, the church's pastor said, the man set the interior of the church ablaze and drove off.
A weekend fire suspected to have been deliberately set and an accompanying vandalism spree has caused about $8 million in damage to a Brampton Catholic school.
Vandals, arsonists target French Catholic churches
