Church desecrated and burgled

Case information
Incident date
Country
Spain
Place
Murillo el Fruto
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Desecration
  • Theft
Place of Incident
  • Church
Bias Indicators
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
  • Victim/Witness Perception
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Unknown
Image credit: X (Iglesia Navarra)

During Saturday night, March 18, three churches in the Navarre region were burgled: the parishes of Santacara, Mélida and Murillo el Fruto. In the church of Murillo el Fruto, thieves committed a desecration by opening the tabernacle and throwing away some consecrated hosts.

Thus, Sunday March 19, an extraordinary mass was held in the parish of Murillo el Fruto, during which an "act of reparation" was carried out. "Let us pray to God for the conversion of those who have caused this invasion", the Comunidad Foral parished shared on social media.

The police have been notified.

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