Sacred Heart Poster at Vienna Bus Stop Defaced with Pride Graffiti

Case information
Incident date
Country
Austria
Place
Vienna
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Radical Left
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Vandalism (all)
  • Vandalism of Public Christian Symbol
Place of Incident
  • Public Christian Symbol (outside place of worship)
Bias Indicators
  • Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
  • Victim/Witness Perception
Reported to Police
  • Unknown
Response of Local Authorities
  • Unknown
Image credit: Christenschutz.at

A religious poster honoring the Sacred Heart of Jesus was vandalised at a Vienna bus stop with black spray paint and a provocative slogan.

In June 2025, a poster displayed in a public showcase at a Vienna bus stop was defaced with black spray paint. The poster featured a depiction of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and identified June as the Month of the Sacred Heart. Vandals obscured the text and QR code, rendering them illegible, and added the phrase “pride is riot” in large black letters across the image.

Source: Christenschutz.at