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Private Chapel in Sarzeau Vandalized
April 24, 2019, FranceIn the night of April 24th, the chapel on the private property of Madame Walsh de Serrant was vandalized and a statue of the Virgin Mary was destroyed.
Easter Mass Disrupted in Trieste
April 21, 2019, ItalyDuring the Easter Mass in the church of San Giovanni, a man who was receiving communion responded to the traditional formula "the Body of Christ" by saying "thanks" and then asking "what part of the body is this?" and began walking away, carrying the consecrated host and denouncing the Catholic religion. Parishioners were shocked and one ordered the man to consume the host before leaving the building.
Pentecostal Church Suffers Vandalism Attack on Easter
April 21, 2019, United KingdomLarge rocks were thrown through the windows of the Elim Pentecostal Church on the High Road sometime following the Easter Sunday service. Two stained glass windows and two double-glazed side windows were destroyed. Damage is estimated at £2,000. Pastor Clifford Bedeau reported that it was the first act of vandalism at the church in 15 years.
Fire Destroyed Confessional in Eyguières Church on Easter
April 21, 2019, FranceA fire destroyed the confessional of the Notre-Dame de Grâce church in the late afternoon of Easter Sunday in Eyguières. The suspicious fire started around 4:40 p.m. in the confessional before spreading to a wooden platform to the right of the altar in the 18th century church. An investigation was initiated to determine the cause of the fire.
Vandalism Attack on Brotherhood House of the Holy Supper (Hermandad de la Santa Cena)
April 21, 2019, SpainOn Easter Sunday the façade of the brotherhood house of the Holy Supper was vandalized. The words "Putos Kuras" ("f*cking priests") and the anarchist symbol (an A inside a circle) were painted on the brotherhood house of the Palm Sunday.
Homeless Man Stabbed for Wearing a Cross Necklace in Rome
April 20, 2019, ItalyA 44-year-old Georgian man was stabbed in the neck in front of Rome's Termini Station on Easter Eve by a Moroccan man after a dispute about religion on a bus. According to reports, after the victim got off the bus at Termini Station, the aggressor followed him and after noticing the crucifix necklace he was wearing, called the Georgian man a "Italian Catholic Sh*t"and tried to cut his throat with a kitchen knife. The Moroccan man was arrested by police and charged with attempted murder with religious hatred as an aggravating factor.
Intrustion into Ennepetal Church
April 19, 2019, GermanyUnknown perpetrators broke a window in order to get into the Herz Jesu Catholic Church in Ennepetal sometime between April 19th and 20th. After an investigation, it appeared that nothing was stolen.
Statue of Sainte-Barbe Smashed
April 17, 2019, FranceA statue of the patron saint of miners and firefighters was removed from its glass case in a square in front of a church in the small town of Belle-Roche (Cocheren) and smashed to the ground by unknown vandals.
Statue of Virgin Mary Decapitated in Marlhes
April 17, 2019, FranceResidents of the Loire village were stunned to discover the statue of la vierge de Cartaire had been smashed, breaking the chest and decapitating the head. The statue, which sits in a small flower-filled grotto, is made of cast iron with metal reinforcements. Reports indicate that the person or people who committed this act would have had to be well-equipped to break such a strong structure.
Theft from Offertory Box in Euskirchen Church
April 17, 2019, GermanyAround noontime on April 17th, unknown thieves emptied the offertory box in the St. Martin Catholic Church in Euskirchen and fled the church unnoticed. The amount stolen cannot be determined.