On December 11, the Santa Rita church in Piacenza, Italy, was vandalised, resulting in damages of several thousand euros. Among other things, a cross was destroyed and money was stolen from the offering box.
The vandals uprooted most of the electric candles, throwing them among the straw of the crib, and reportedly also destroyed a crucifix. The criminals then threw a marble ornament in the middle of the nave and damaged six iron candle holders worth 1,500 euro each.