Two churches in the Lot département suffered thefts of sacred objects on August 16 and 17, in Saint-Jean de Laure and Concots. These are the 4th and 5th thefts since the start of the year 2023 - and the 15th and 16th since the series of thefts began previous year.
The first was reported in Saint-Jean-de-Laur in the evening. Two chalices were missing. The other took place in Concots, and was reported to the gendarmerie on next morning. There, a chalice, a ciborium and a paten were stolen’.