All cases
Church Window Vandalized
July 15, 2018, United KingdomUnknown vandals threw concrete through the window of St James the Great Church causing £500 worth of damage.
Church Vandalized in Bouloire
July 15, 2018, FranceOn the morning of July 15th, the church of Saint-Georges in Bouloire, served by the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter ( FSSP ) was discovered vandalized. Father Thomas Leclair reported, "Sunday morning [July 15] we discovered a missal in the holy water, in addition the wooden column on which the trunk for of the sale of the candles was fixed had been broken (surely to steal the trunk), devotional candles were broken, and a liturgical cloth was found partially burned in the hole made in the column. A complaint was lodged with the gendarmerie. Identical acts had been recorded in November 2016 and the town hall had not wished to lodge a complaint."
Fire and Vandalism at Village Church
July 14, 2018, GermanyUnknown vandals set a small fire and destroyed several items in the village church in Rigersdorf, prompting local volunteer fire departments to respond with six fire engines. The damage amounted to several hundred euros.
Man with Knife on Metro screamed "I target all Catholics"
July 14, 2018, FranceA man caused panic in the Paris metro on July 14th when he threatened the passengers with a knife, screaming "I am a Muslim and I target all Catholics." The police took the 23-year-old Egyptian "Emad F." into custody.
Bus Company Pulls Adverts for Franklin Graham Event
July 12, 2018, United KingdomBus ads promoting the September 2018 Franklin Graham "Lancashire Festival of Hope" at Winter Gardens Blackpool were pulled in response to criticism from LGBT communities. Graham, like many evangelicals, preaches the biblical definition of marriage as being between one man and one woman.
Graffiti on Pillar of Warsaw Church
July 12, 2018, PolandThe pillar of the All Saints Church (Kościół Wszystkich Świętych) was vandalized with graffiti some time between July 12th and 13th. The same church had been vandalized about two weeks earlier and police began an investigation.
Romanesque Church Vandalized
July 11, 2018, SpainThe facade of the San Millán church in the city center of Segovia was sprayed with green paint by unknown vandals.
Suspicious Fire at Chêne de la Vierge
July 11, 2018, FranceA fire destroyed the Chêne de la Vierge (the "Oak to the Virgin"), a popular place of pilgrimage and devotion, on July 11th. The tree, which had been covered with statues, crosses, rosaries, and small shrines to the Virgin Mary was ravaged by a fire. The fire was reported to be suspicious because there had been no reports of lightning in the area, and this tree was the only one in the forest to have been burned.
300 Year Old Sandstone Crucifix Damaged and Stolen
July 10, 2018, GermanySometime between July 8th and 10th unknown perpetrators smashed the "Hansenkreuz" with an object heavy enough to break the cross from its base and stole the sandstone crucifix, leaving only fragments behind. The Hansenkreuz had been standing at a crossroads in Dierscheid in the forest area of Kellerberg for 300 years. Police opened an investigation.
Confessionals and a Stoup Vandalized with Ink in Płońsk
July 9, 2018, PolandPolice arrested a 59-year-old man after CCTV cameras caught him pouring ink in two confessionals and a stoup (a basin for holy water) in the parish of Michała Archanioła. Damage was estimated at PLN 1,000.