Anti-Christian Graffiti Defaces Church in Catarroja

Case information
Incident date
Country
Spain
Place
Catarroja
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Vandalism (all)
  • Vandalism of Church
Place of Incident
  • Church
Bias Indicators
  • Lack of Other Motive
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Reported to Police
  • Unknown
Response of Local Authorities
  • Unknown
Image credit: libertadreligiosa

On 22 October 2025 graffiti reading “ni papa ni ostias” was found painted on the exterior of the Parroquia Nuestra Señora del Pilar in Catarroja

The phrase, translated literally as “neither pope nor hosts”, was documented in reports of the incident on social media by the Observatorio para la Libertad Religiosa y de Conciencia.

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