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UK Police Ban Christian March Over Fear of Muslim Community Reaction
January 23, 2026, United KingdomThe Metropolitan Police blocked a UK Independence Party “Walk With Jesus” march scheduled for 31 January in Whitechapel, east London, citing fears it would provoke a hostile reaction from the local Muslim community and lead to “serious violence and disorder.”
Vandals Damage Religious Statue Inside Church
January 21, 2026, FranceA statue of the Virgin Mary was found to have been deliberately knocked over and damaged on 21 January 2026 inside the Église Saint-Sylve in Toulouse, where the parish priest discovered the overturned figure after the morning Mass.
Graffiti and Damage Reported at Emden Church
January 21, 2026, GermanyBetween 16 and 21 January 2026, the Martin Luther Church in Emden was vandalised with graffiti, and its lightning rod wire was deliberately damaged by unknown individuals.
Nativity Scene Theft Reported at Church in Grone
January 19, 2026, ItalyA theft occurred at the church of Santa Maria Nascente in Grone in mid-January, when two individuals from the Milan area stole a ceramic statuette of the infant Jesus from the church’s nativity scene.
Missal Set Ablaze in Alessandria Chapel
January 19, 2026, ItalyOn the morning of 19 January 2026, an unknown individual set fire to a liturgical missal inside the Chiesa del Monserrato in Alessandria.
Zamora Suffers Another Vandal Attack on Church
January 18, 2026, SpainOn 18 January 2026, vandals defaced the rear façade of the Iglesia de Santiago el Burgo in Zamora with a slogan: “More housing and fewer churches”.
Buncton’s 11th‑Century Church Attacked
January 18, 2026, United KingdomAll Saints Church in Buncton, West Sussex, suffered extensive damage after almost all of its windows were smashed and fixtures vandalised between 13 and 18 January.
Catholic Priest Brutally Attacked on Pastoral Visit in Sieradz
January 18, 2026, PolandA Catholic priest from the Sacred Heart of Jesus parish was brutally attacked by an unknown perpetrator. According to the report, this is not the first incident to occur in this parish.
Sacred Objects Damaged During Prayer in St Peter Basilica
January 17, 2026, ItalyAn incident took place inside the Cappella del Santissimo Sacramento at the Basilica of Saint Peter in Rome, where a man threw several sacred objects from the altar to the ground during Eucharistic adoration.
Profanation at Église Saint-Sever: Theft of Consecrated Hosts
January 16, 2026, FranceAt the Église Saint-Sever in Rouen, France, consecrated hosts were stolen from the tabernacle of the Chapel of the Holy Sacrament on 16 January 2026, an act described as grave profanation.