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Vandalism Sparked Uproar in Morigny-Champigny
January 8, 2016, FranceA Catholic church in Morigny was tagged with grafitti, just days before the Fontainebleau Church was the victim of a serious arson.
Controversial Magazine Charlie Hebdo Depicts God as Kalashnikov-Carrying Killer
January 6, 2016, FranceThe magazine's cover for the anniversary edition commemorating the attacks one year ago depicts an angry, violent God and contains the headline (translated): "One year later, the assassin is still on the run".
Syrian Muslim Threatens to Kill Christian Woman's Baby
January 6, 2016, GermanyIn a community shelter for refugees in Ballenstedt (Harz), a Muslim Syrian threatened an Eritrean Christian woman that he would kill her baby while she slept.
Nativity Scene in French Church Vandalized Twice
January 6, 2016, FranceOn December 30 and January 6, wax statues in the nativity scene were vandalized. These figures were more than a century old and familiar to the faithful of Sainte-Catherine parish in Le Passage-d’Agen. The abbot of Thibaud de La Serre, the parish priest, and the mayor issued a joint press release to express the town’s dismay and sorrow over the incidents.
44 Crucifixes Stolen From Cemetery in Petite-Ile
January 4, 2016, FranceOn the morning of January 4, as he opened the cemetery, a guard discovered that many crucifixes had been removed.
Another Jesus Nativity Figure Decapitated in Bergamo Region
January 3, 2016, ItalyA nativity scene in Treviglio was destroyed and the Jesus statue taken and beheaded by unknown perpetrators.
French Cathedral Tagged
January 3, 2016, FranceThe Cathedral Notre-Dame-de-l’Annonciation in Nancy was spray painted with "Spray for Paris" - a distortion of the message "Pray for Paris".
Floats for Parade of Kings Burned
January 3, 2016, SpainThe four floats that would be used in the traditional procession of the Three Kings were found burned on the Sunday before Epiphany in Arriate.
Brussels Christmas Tree Destroyed by Petrol Bomb
January 3, 2016, BelgiumYouths in Brussels yelled 'Allahu Akbar' as they set fire to a Christmas tree in a public square using a home made petrol bomb.
Attempted Arson in Evangelical Church in Crégy-lès-Meaux
January 2, 2016, FranceGasoline had been poured inside the church and a half-burnt rag was found on one of the dining chairs.
Statue of St. Joseph Decapitated; Finger of Infant Jesus Broken
January 1, 2016, ItalyPolice are investigating the destruction of Nativity statues in a creche in front of a church in Dorga in the Bergamo region.
Statue of Baby Jesus in Fibbiana Nativity Beheaded; Legs Broken
January 1, 2016, ItalyIn Piazza S. Rocco, Fibbiana not only was the statue of the infant Jesus broken, but the entire nativity was attacked with firecrackers and fireworks.
Refugee's Life Threatened After He Revealed Conversion to Christianity
January 1, 2016, GermanyA 19-year-old man told another refugee (18) that he was no longer a Muslim, but had become a Christian. The 18-year-old responded: "Then I will cut your throat. For this, I do not even need permission from IS. "
Nativity Figure of Infant Jesus "Hanged" with Noose in Pitelli
December 31, 2015, ItalyThe act was condemned by the Bishop, as well as the President, of the region of Liguria.
Statue of Hand Painted Baby Jesus Destroyed by Firecracker
December 31, 2015, ItalyIn Villa d'Almè, a group of unknown perpetrators threw a big firecracker into the hut containing the creche where the hand painted statue of the baby Jesus been placed on Christmas Eve.
Norway Begins Adoption Process for 5 Children Seized From Christian Parents
December 31, 2015, NorwayNorwegian child services have begun the adoption process for five children who were seized from a Romanian Pentecostal family in November after concerns were expressed about the parents' Christian faith, the family says.
New Year's Eve Mass at Cologne Cathedral Deliberately Disrupted
December 31, 2015, GermanyThe shelling of the Cologne Cathedral with fireworks and firecrackers on New Year's evening between 6:30 and 7:45 pm was a targeted disruption of the service.
Haut-Rhin Church & Creche Tagged; Infant Jesus Burned
December 31, 2015, FranceThe figure of the nearly life-size Christ child was burned in a crib display on December 31 at about 10 pm, while the faces of his parents and a wall of the adjacent Catholic church were tagged with spraypaint.
Catholic Schoolchildren in Madrid Banned from Three Kings Parade
December 31, 2015, SpainApproximately 800 students at a Catholic school in Madrid’s southern Carabanchel district have been excluded from a local parade by city authorities.
Nuremberg Church Target of Firework Attack on New Year's Eve
December 31, 2015, GermanySimilar to the attacks on the Cologne Cathedral on New Year's Eve, hundreds of men gathered in front of the Lorenzkirche in Nuremberg and shot firework missiles at its roof.