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June 7, 2023

Suspect sought in Calgary cathedral fire

Suspect seen at the scene of a suspected arson at St. Mary's Cathedral, Calgary, May 19, 2023.

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.

Published in Canada
May 31, 2023

Arson claims historic Alberta church

This is all that remains of historic St. Bernard Church in Grouard, Alta. Two men from High Prairie, Alta., have been charged with setting the blaze.

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.

Published in Canada
July 13, 2022

Police in Northern Ireland investigate burning of Pope Francis image

People watch as the completed Craigyhill bonfire burns on the '11th night' to usher in the 12th of July celebrations in Larne, Northern Ireland, July 11, 2022. The Police Service of Northern Ireland said it is investigating a possible crime after an image of Pope Francis was burned in another bonfire in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland said it is investigating a possible crime after an image of Pope Francis was burned in a bonfire.

Published in International
April 16, 2021

Portrait of St. Kateri survives devastating church fire on Easter Sunday

The Easter Sunday fire quickly consumed the coummunity church. In the charred remains, a picture of St. Kateri Tekakwitha somehow survived, as well as a Mary statue.

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.

Published in Features
April 7, 2021

Arson suspected in Manitoba church fire on Easter

Flames shoot through the roof of the Catholic Church on St. Theresa Point First Nation on Easter Sunday.

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.

Published in Canada
July 27, 2020

Cathedral volunteer charged with arson for Nantes fire

Debris caused by a fire inside the Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul in Nantes, France, is seen July 19, 2020. French police have charged a cathedral volunteer with "destruction and damage by fire" in connection to the blaze.

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.

Published in International
July 20, 2020

Arson suspected as cause of fire at Nantes Cathedral

French firefighters battle a blaze at the Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul in Nantes July 18, 2020. Police are investigating the incident as arson because the fire started in three different places.

NANTES, France -- French police have opened an arson investigation into a fire at a Gothic cathedral in Nantes.

Published in International
July 13, 2020

Arrest made in Florida Catholic church burning

Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Ocala, Fla., is seen July 13, 2020, after it was set ablaze by a suspect who drove his van through the front doors two days earlier.

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.

Published in International
May 12, 2020

Suspects sought after fire at Catholic school in Brampton

St. Leonard's Catholic School in Brampton, ON.

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.

Published in Canada
March 28, 2019

Vandals, arsonists target French Catholic churches

A firefighter is seen as flames shoot through the front door of St. Sulpice Church in Paris March 17, 2019, in this still image taken from social media. Vandals and arsonists have targeted French churches in a wave of attacks that has lasted nearly two months.
MANCHESTER, England - Vandals and arsonists have targeted French churches in a wave of attacks that has lasted nearly two months.
Published in International
June 23, 2015

Christians call for justice in demonstration at Galilee church hit by arson

Retired Latin Patriarch Michel Sabbah of Jerusalem, Auxiliary Bishop Giacinto-Boulos Marcuzzo of Jerusalem, Maronite Catholic Bishop Moussa El-Hage of Haifa and the Holy Land and Father Bishara Suleiman gather during a prayer service at the Benedictine C hurch of the Multiplication in Tabgha, Israel June 21. Arsonists attacked the church June 18, lighting several fires that caused significant damage to the roof and two rooms, but the church, with its 5th-century mosaic floor, survived.

JERUSALEM - Druze, Muslims and Jews joined thousands of Christians in a demonstration in Galilee three days after an arson attack seriously damaged the Benedictine Church of the Multiplication.

Published in International
June 19, 2015

Religious leaders decry arson at Jerusalem church

Fire damaged the Benedictine Church of the Multiplication at Tabgha on the Sea of Galilee in Israel following a June 18 blaze. The Council of Religious Institutions of the Holy Land issued a strong condemnation against the early morning arson attack.

JERUSALEM - The Council of Religious Institutions of the Holy Land issued a strong condemnation against an early morning arson attack on the Benedictine Church of the Multiplication at Tabgha on the Sea of Galilee on June 18.

Published in International