All cases
Altar Cloth set on Fire in Capri Church
April 26, 2024, ItalyOn Friday morning, April 26, an unknown perpetrator tried to set fire to the church of San Bernardino Realino in Carpi. After attempting to steal the offering box, he set fire to the tablecloth in the side chapel.
Processional Cross stolen from church
April 25, 2024, United KingdomA processional cross has been stolen from St Mary's Church in Cuckney. The cross was removed from its wooden staff by thieves who entered the church, the police said.
'Fire at the Vatican': Walls of Roman church defaced with graffiti
April 24, 2024, ItalyOn Wednesday, April 24, the walls of the Church of the Immaculate Conception in San Lorenzo, Rome, were defaced with graffiti, including anti-Christian slogans. 'Fire at the Vatican', 'Freedom to anarchists', 'Trans liberation', 'Get the church out of our pants' and 'Free Palestine' were some of the inscriptions on the walls.
Vandalism in the Appels church
April 23, 2024, BelgiumOn Tuesday evening, April 23, in the church of Appels in Dendermande, an act of vandalism was reported.
Repeated vandalism of chapel in Torfaen
April 23, 2024, United KingdomThe chapel of Bethlehem Church in Blaenavon, in the south of Wales, has become a target of vandalism three times within three weeks. According to media reports, parts of the out buildings at Bethlehem Church have been vandalised and a wall and step were damaged. Furthermore, urine was discovered in the church doorway.
Santon Church vandalised
April 22, 2024, United KingdomAccording to the media, All Saints Church in Santon Downham, Brandon, was broken into and vandalised sometime between April 17 and 22. In the attack, a window was pulled out of its frame, graffiti was left and a toilet was damaged.
Vandalism: Windows smashed in Bonn Church
April 21, 2024, GermanySince the weekend of April 21, the St. Franziskus church has had smashed windows since the weekend. The management board is shocked.
Vandalism and Fire in Hilders Church
April 21, 2024, GermanyOn Sunday, April 21, unknown persons entered the Catholic Church of St. John the Baptist during official opening hours, tore flower decorations from the benches, destroyed sacrificial candles and burned paper in several places.
Vandalism and Islamic Graffiti inside Aachen Chapel
April 21, 2024, GermanyOn Sunday, April 21, Ursula Becker, a member of the parish council at St. Katharina, Aachen, discovered garbage and graffiti in the parish's St. Mary Chapel. Among other things, "Allahu Akbar" was written on the walls and doors. The crime must have happened between 12 and 4 p.m.
Vandalism in St. Nikolaus Church in Dorsten
April 20, 2024, GermanyBetween 20 and 21 April, unknown persons broke into St Nicholas' Church in Dorsten and left a trail of destruction, according to the local pastor. Among other things, they scattered the consecrated hosts all over the floor. The pastor is shocked by the incident.