All cases
Church and graveyard defaced with blasphemous graffiti
April 18, 2025, United KingdomOn Good Friday, 18 April, St James' Church in Leyland, Lancashire, was vandalised with lewd images and anti-Christian messages. The graffiti included sexually graphic content, explicit blasphemy, and defaced both the church building and at least 40 gravestones in the churchyard with offensive statements such as "God is a lie".
Statue of the Virgin Mary and Altar Vandalized on Good Friday
April 18, 2025, FranceA religious site in central Les Sables-d’Olonne was found desecrated on Good Friday, prompting condemnation and restoration efforts by local authorities.
Cross Vandalized on Rzędowa Rock
April 18, 2025, PolandUnknown individuals defaced a prominent Christian cross in Zawiercie-Bzów, severing its upper arm and painting it black, prompting a police investigation.
Priest Assaulted After Good Friday Mass in Lisieux
April 18, 2025, FranceA priest in Lisieux was assaulted following a Good Friday service. Authorities have opened a judicial procedure explicitly referring to violence committed on religious grounds.
Church Benches Vandalised in Iserlohn
April 15, 2025, GermanyA group of young people deliberately damaged wooden benches at the Oberste Stadtkirche in Iserlohn, according to a police report. A witness saw the group fleeing — some towards the train station, others towards Unnaer Straße.
Religious Statue Destroyed in Vandalism
April 15, 2025, PolandIn Warsaw’s Praga-Północ district, vandals attacked a statue of Mary located near the Church of Our Lady of Loreto. Using a hammer, they destroyed the figure’s face and hands. The incident shocked local residents.
Religious Statue Targeted
April 14, 2025, PolandA statue of the Virgin Mary was deliberately knocked over in Pruszcz Gdański, in an act described as desecration. The incident targeted a religious figure of central importance to Catholic devotion.
Orthodox Church Desecrated and Religious Objects Damaged in Mostar
April 13, 2025, Bosnia and HerzegovinaResidents of the Raštani settlement in Mostar discovered that the Church of the Holy Great Martyr Procopius had been vandalised. Frescoes destroyed, oil lamps torn down, and sacred items - including the Gospel Book and donations - stolen.
Man Disrupts Religious Services and Targets Christian Symbol in Almería
April 13, 2025, SpainA man repeatedly disrupted religious services and insulted worshippers inside a church in Almería, while also removing a Christian banner depicting the Cristo del Mar from a nearby residence. The incidents affected both the practice of worship and visible expressions of Christian faith in the local community.
Third attack on chapel in recent months
April 13, 2025, ItalyA votive shrine in Lonato del Garda has suffered its third act of vandalism in 3 months. In the latest incident, a wooden crucifix was torn from the wall and thrown away. Previously, a statue of the Madonna had been destroyed and a crucifix depicting Christ had been stolen.