On 20 January, the façade of the Grande Bretèche convent, home to the Dominican Sisters of the Presentation, was vandalised with pro-abortion inscriptions in a repeat of a similar attack last year. This is the second year in a row that the convent has been vandalised after hosting a pro-life event.
Every year the pro-life organisation "Alliance Vita" organises a bioethics training cycle to discuss current issues affecting human dignity. The Dominicans of the Presentation, although not directly affiliated with the organisation, offered their monastery to host the participants.
After the event, the façade of the convent was covered with red inscriptions promoting abortion, as well as an inscription describing Alliance Vita as "fascits". The walls of the Grande Bretèche convent had suffered a similar attack last year, much to the dismay of the nuns who live there. The security of the sisters and the participants will be guaranteed by the police, so that the "University of Life" can take place without disturbance.