All cases

Desecration of monastery quarter

March 3, 2025, Germany

Nazi symbols were sprayed in the vicinity of a church in Bad Herrenalb, and a church-affiliated youth bus was also vandalised. The incidents form part of an ongoing series affecting the church environment.

Pait attack on Mühlhausen church

March 2, 2025, Germany

Vandals sprayed pink paint on the front door, display case and adjacent wall of the Evangelical Free Church in Mühlhausen. The perpetrator then fled the scene.

Desecration: Gave crosses turned upside down

March 2, 2025, Germany

Unknown perpetrators dug up seven grave crosses at the Erzhütten cemetery in Germany over the weekend and put them back in the ground upside down. According to police, at least two crosses and one grave were damaged.

Car of Parish Priest Set on Fire At Church in Santo Stefano d’Aspromonte

March 2, 2025, Italy

The car of a parish priest was deliberately set on fire next to a church in Santo Stefano d’Aspromonte, directly affecting a member of the clergy and the church environment. The incident has raised concern within the local community.

Sacrilegious Theft at Church in Ancona

March 1, 2025, Italy

A patena used during the Eucharist was stolen from a church in Ancona, in an act directly targeting an object of central liturgical significance, which is considered a “sacrilegious theft,” by the parish priest.

Baptismal Font Damaged in Church in Venningen

March 1, 2025, Germany

A baptismal font was deliberately damaged inside a Catholic church in Venningen, affecting an object used for a central Christian sacrament. The perpetrators remain unidentified.

Baptist church vandalised with Antifa

February 28, 2025, Hungary

On 28 February, the Baptist congregation in Székesfehérvár, Hungary, discovered that the facade of their church building had been vandalised with the slogan "God is dead". The graffiti also contained antifa symbols.

Riot in church in Neheim

February 28, 2025, Germany

An unknown offender has vandalised the Catholic church of St John the Baptist in Neheim. The man destroyed a cross, broke off the head and arms of a figure of Jesus, knocked over candlesticks and tore and smeared tablecloths on the high altar. He also spilled liquids and scattered books on the floor.

Christian Midwife Student Suspended over Expressing Conscientious Objections

February 28, 2025, United Kingdom

Sara Spencer, a Christian midwifery student in Scotland, has been suspended from her National Health Service placement for comments she made on a private Facebook forum explaining her conscientious objection to performing abortions. Despite being cleared of any wrongdoing, Spencer's professors at Edinburgh Napier University have continued to warn her against expressing "inappropriate" pro-life views.

Vandalism of Chapel in Olbia

February 26, 2025, Italy

On 26 February, the parish priest of Sant'Ignazio da Laconi found the small church of San Vittore in Olbia vandalised. Unknown perpetrators had broken rosaries, altar candlesticks and several other sacred objects. The police are now investigating the incident.