During the month of June 2026, OIDAC Europe recorded 40 anti-Christian hate crimes targeting Christian places of worship, religious symbols, religious spaces, Christian institutions, clergy, Christian converts, and Christian individuals.

The recorded hate crimes comprise 12 arson-related attacks, 9 cases of vandalism, 8 cases of desecration, 3 cases of physical violence, 3 thefts targeting religious objects, 2 cases involving threats, 1 case involving vandalism combined with violence, 1 disruption of worship, and 1 attempted occupation of a religious site.

Particularly serious incidents included the threats against a Catholic religion teacher and convert from Islam in Belgium; the aggression against a parish priest during a vandalism attack at his presbytery in Levie and the disruption of Catholic prayer in Poissy amid shouts of “Allahu Akbar” and anti-Christian slogans, both France; the assault on a Christian street preacher in London and an ISIS-affiliated online call for terrorist attacks ahead of the Pope’s visit to Spain.

The highest number of incidents in June 2026 was recorded in France (11), followed by Germany (8), Italy (7), Poland (4), Belgium (2), and Spain (2). Further incidents were recorded in the Netherlands (1) and Estonia (1). Outside the European Union, further incidents were recorded in the United Kingdom (3) and Switzerland (1).

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