Swastikas and homophobic slurs were spray-painted on the walls of the San Grato church in Cerrione, prompting a police investigation. Local officials spoke of a deeply troubling act of intolerance.
On October 20, 2025, unidentified individuals vandalised the chiesetta di San Grato in Cerrione, Italy, defacing its exterior walls and façade with swastikas and homophobic graffiti. The church, located near the Parco della Bessa, was targeted in what local officials described as a deeply troubling act of intolerance.
Law enforcement was notified and launched an investigation, while a formal complaint was filed against unknown perpetrators. The incident was publicly condemned by municipal authorities, with Deputy Mayor Anna Maria Zerbola stating, “We were profoundly shocked. To this day, we truly cannot understand the motives behind such a serious act”.