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Left-Wing Extremists Attack Church Over Anti-Abortion Stance
December 3, 2025, GermanyRadical activists smashed windows and spray-painted “218 abtreiben” on the Free Evangelical Church Kassel-Ost, citing its support for unborn life as the motive.
Church Nativity Figures Vandalised
December 3, 2025, SpainActs of vandalism targeted Christmas decorations at Villar de Olalla, damaging religious symbols and prompting a municipal appeal for information.
Arson Attack at Fonsorbes Church
December 3, 2025, FranceTwo altar cloths were set on fire inside Saint-Jean-Baptiste Church in Fonsorbes, Occitania, with straw from the Christmas nativity scene reportedly moved to fuel the flames.
Consecrated Hosts Stolen from Plasencia Hospital Chapel
December 3, 2025, SpainA theft took place at the Hospital Virgen del Puerto in Plasencia in early December 2025, when several consecrated hosts were reported missing from the chapel’s tabernacle.
Termini Chapel Closed After Reported Altar Desecration
December 2, 2025, ItalyThe Chapel at Termini Station in Rome was closed after a man was reported to have urinated on the altar. The closure is deprived the community of access.
Anti-Christian Graffiti Found on Church in Marseille
December 2, 2025, FranceGraffiti with hateful anti-Christian slogans, including phrases like “The only church that shines is the one that burns”, was discovered on the Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine des Chartreux, prompting condemnation from city officials, police, and church leaders, and leading to formal complaints and calls for justice.
Cabinet Set on Fire Inside Church
December 2, 2025, ItalyA woman discovered flames and smoke inside the parish church of Sedico. Police are suspecting an arson by vandals who targeted the building.
Catholic Film Refusal Sparks Discrimination Claims Against National Trust
December 2, 2025, United KingdomThe UK’s National Trust has faced criticism after refusing a Catholic filmmaker permission to film at a historic religious site, reportedly on the basis of the project’s “religious affiliation”. Christian filmmaker Christian Holden said he was “bewildered” by the decision, which raised concerns about potential discrimination against religious projects. The National Trust has since stated that it has no policy against religious filming and is reviewing how the request was handled.
Renewed Push to Remove Vigo Cross Despite Earlier Court Ruling on Its Resignification
December 1, 2025, SpainIn December 2025, the Galician nationalist party BNG called on the Spanish Government to include the monumental Cross of O Castro in Vigo in the newly established national Catalogue of “Symbols and Elements Contrary to Democratic Memory”, which could lead to its removal. The initiative comes despite a 2015 ruling by the High Court of Justice of Galicia (TSXG), which held that, after political had been removed, the cross no longer constituted an exaltation of the Civil War or Franco dictatorship and could be regarded in its present context as a religious and commemorative monument.
Protestant Church in Erbach Vandalised and Desecrated
November 30, 2025, GermanyA Protestant church in Erbach was vandalised and desecrated. The incident involved damage to church property and degrading acts inside the building.