May 28, 2020 | Minneapolis | Minnesota | Basilica of St. Mary | Pews set on fire | https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/pews-burned-at-basilica-of-st-mary-amid-last-weeks-riots/ | No | None found | $100,000 |
May 28, 2020 | Minneapolis | Minnesota | St. Olaf | Unspecified damage | https://www.startribune.com/a-deeper-look-at-areas-most-damaged-by-rioting-looting-in-minneapolis-st-paul/569930671/ | No | None found | $5,000 |
May 29, 2020 | Dallas | Texas | St. Jude Chapel | Windows smashed | https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2020/05/30/dallas-businesses-hit-in-violent-protests-over-racial-injustice | No | None found | $5,000 |
May 29, 2020 | Louisville | Kentucky | Cathedral of the Assumption | Rectory windows shattered | https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2020/06/01/louisville-cathedral-damaged-protests-over-floyd-death-turn-violent | No | None found | $20,000 |
May 30, 2020 | Los Angeles | California | Our Lady of Mount Lebanon | Anti-police graffiti | https://www.the961.com/lebanese-church-los-angeles-vandalized | No | None found | $25,000 |
May 30, 2020 | New York | New York | St. Patrick's Cathedral | BLM graffiti | https://nypost.com/2020/05/30/st-patricks-cathedral-desecrated-with-protest-graffiti/ | Yes* | DA declined to prosecute - https://nypost.com/2020/06/06/da-declines-to-prosecute-man-arrested-in-st-patricks-cathedral-vandalism/ | $10,000 |
May 30, 2020 | Indianapolis | Indiana | St. John the Evangelist | Car set on fire in parking lot | https://www.archindy.org/criterion/LOCAL/2020/06-05/unrest-sidebar.html | No | | $5,000 |
May 31, 2020 | Denver | Colorado | Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception | Atheist graffiti | https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/cathedrals-in-6-states-damaged-by-violent-protests-91111 | No | None found | $10,000 |
June 16, 2020 | Flagstaff | Arizona | Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel | Crucifix spray-painted | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/our-church-deserves-better-families-gather-to-clean-our-lady-chapel-after-vandalism/article_53ad56ba-145d-5bdf-9bf1-00a70afcdc31.html | No | None found | $10,000 |
June 18, 2020 | Boone | North Carolina | St. Elizabeth | Tabernacle with consecrated hosts stolen | https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/44901/eucharist-and-tabernacle-stolen-from-north-carolina-catholic-church | | | $5,000 |
June 22, 2020 | Providence | Rhode Island | Dominican Community Cemetery | Dominican cemetery defaced | https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/cross-and-graves-vandalized-with-swastika-at-catholic-university-cemetery-78172 | Yes | https://turnto10.com/news/local/man-accused-of-defacing-gravestones-on-college-campus | $15,000 |
July 3, 2020 | Gary | Indiana | St. Ann | Mary statue beheaded | https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/weekend-sees-more-attacks-on-catholic-church-statues-across-us-26486 | No | None found | $3,000 |
July 4, 2020 | Fremont | California | Mission San Jose | Red graffiti representing blood | https://www.facebook.com/FremontPoliceDepartment/photos/a.575989245803926/3077512218984937/?type=3 | No | None found | $10,000 |
July 6, 2020 | Rockford | Illinois | St. Bernadette | Crucifix smashed | http://observer.rockforddiocese.org/article?id=1808 | No | None found | $5,000 |
July 10, 2020 | Elmhurst | New York | Cathedral Preparatory School & Seminary | Anti-Catholic graffiti | https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/statues-of-mary-vandalized-in-weekend-of-church-attacks-24779 | No | None found | $5,000 |
July 11, 2020 | San Gabriel | California | Mission San Gabriel Arcángel | Church destroyed by arsonist | https://angelusnews.com/local/la-catholics/after-a-devastating-fire-mission-san-gabriel-community-vows-to-rebuild | Yes | https://angelusnews.com/local/la-catholics/police-announce-arrest-of-suspected-arsonist-in-mission-san-gabriel-fire/ | $7,000,000 |
July 11, 2020 | Ocala | Florida | Queen of Peace | Man drives car through church and sets it on fire with people inside | https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/arrest-made-in-ocala-florida-catholic-church-burning-21535 | Yes | https://www.ocala.com/story/news/2021/03/18/hate-crime-alleged-fire-ocalas-queen-peace-catholic-church/4757527001/ | $100,000 |
July 12, 2020 | Punta Gorda | Florida | Sacred Heart | Five statues destroyed | https://nbc-2.com/nbc-2-wbbh/2020/07/14/man-vandalizes-statues-at-punta-gorda-church/ | Yes | https://www.newsweek.com/florida-man-accused-vandalizing-religious-church-statues-arrested-1518088 | $25,000 |
July 12, 2020 | Dorchester | Massachusetts | St. Peter | Mary statue set on fire | https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2020/07/15/virgin-mary-statue-arson-investigation-dorchester-update | No | None found | $5,000 |
July 13, 2020 | Chattanooga | Tennessee | St. Stephen | Mary statue beheaded | https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/statue-of-virgin-mary-beheaded-at-tennessee-catholic-parish-74407 | No | None found | $2,000 |
July 14, 2020 | Colorado Springs | Colorado | St. Mary's Cathedral | Statue decapitated | https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/catholic-church-statues-continue-to-be-attacked-in-florida-and-colorado-38551 | No | None found | $5,000 |
July 14, 2020 | Miami | Florida | Good Shepherd | Statues destroyed; anti-Catholic graffiti | https://www.miamiarch.org/CatholicDiocese.php?op=Article_15954448196450 | No | None found | $5,000 |
July 15, 2020 | New Haven | Connecticut | St. Joseph | Satanic graffiti | https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/satanic-symbol-painted-at-church-in-parish-where-knights-of-columbus-began-17819 | No | None found | $10,000 |
July 19, 2020 | Bloomingburg | New York | Our Lady of the Assumption | Pro-life memorial destroyed | https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/weekend-sees-more-attacks-on-catholic-church-statues-across-us-26486 | No | None found | $3,000 |
July 24, 2020 | Rockford | Illinois | St. Bernadette | Shrine destroyed a second time in three weeks | https://web.archive.org/web/20200813202119/https://observer.rockforddiocese.org/article?id=1821 | No | None found | $5,000 |
August 3, 2020 | Weymouth | Massachusetts | Sacred Heart | Attempted arson of church | https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/weymouth-police-investigating-possible-arson-local-church/QOEN2MTIBFCMLGF5TFLFHXQEXU/ | No | None found | $100,000 |
August 8, 2020 | Wounded Knee | South Dakota | Sacred Heart | Deconsecrated church destroyed by arson | https://www.newscenter1.tv/ostdps-investigating-possible-arson-in-burning-of-wounded-knee-churches/ | No | None found | $500,000 |
August 9, 2020 | Denver | Colorado | Our Lady of Guadalupe | Statue destroyed | https://kdvr.com/news/vandals-behead-st-jude-statue-outside-historic-denver-church/ | No | None found | $5,000 |
August 17, 2020 | Citrus Heights | California | Holy Family | Statue destroyed, swastika painted | https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article245142440.html | No | None found | $10,000 |
August 24, 2020 | Allentown | Pennsylvania | Our Lady Help of Christians | Statue damaged | https://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-nws-allentown-virign-mary-statue-vandalized-20200903-tq62vv3pefffvi5fpa6klaj7fu-story.html | No | None found | $5,000 |
August 25, 2020 | Kenosha | Wisconsin | St. James | Upside down cross painted, windows smashed | https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/kenosha-catholics-praying-for-peace-after-third-night-of-violence-37993 | No | None found | $40,000 |
September 11, 2020 | Brooklyn | New York | Shrine of Our Lady of Solace | Our Lady of Guadalupe statue destroyed | https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/09/16/caught-on-video-man-topples-statue-of-virgin-mary-outside-brooklyn-church-in-broad-daylight/ | No | None found | $4,000 |
September 13, 2020 | Midvale | Utah | St. Therese of the Child Jesus | Statue destroyed; office burglarized | https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/icon-symbol-at-midvale-church-vandalized | No | None found | $10,000 |
September 15, 2020 | El Paso | Texas | St. Patrick Cathedral | Jesus statue destroyed | https://kvia.com/news/crime/2020/09/15/jesus-statue-decapitated-in-brazen-vandalism-attack-at-el-pasos-st-patricks-cathedral/ | Yes | https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/45865/el-paso-cathedral-vandalism-suspect-charged-with-criminal-mischief | $25,000 |
September 23, 2020 | Town & Country | Florida | Incarnation | Church set on fire | https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/pastor-urges-prayer-forgiveness-after-florida-man-tries-to-burn-down-incarnation-catholic-church-71890 | Yes | https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/46055/florida-man-charged-with-arson-at-florida-catholic-church | $150,000 |
September 24, 2020 | San Antonio | Texas | Assumption Seminary | Crucifix, doors damaged | https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/vandals-shatter-windows-damage-doors-at-downtown-austin-church/ | No | None found | $20,000 |
September 25, 2020 | El Cajon | California | St. Peter Chaldean | Graffiti including "Biden 2020" | https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/chaldean-catholic-cathedral-vandalized-in-san-diego-with-white-power-blm-and-swastikas-29343 | No | None found | $10,000 |
September 25, 2020 | El Cajon | California | Our Mother of Perpetual Help | Swastika graffiti | https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/two-el-cajon-churches-vandalized-with-swastika-images-sdso/2413409/ | No | None found | $10,000 |
September 29, 2020 | Fall River | Massachusetts | Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption | Statues destroyed; windows smashed | https://www.heraldnews.com/news/20201001/fall-river-man-charged-in-cathedral-break-in-also-suspected-of-decapitating-holy-statues | Yes | https://www.heraldnews.com/story/news/crime/2020/10/01/fall-river-man-charged-in-cathedral-break-in-also-suspected-of-decapitating-holy-statues/114502046/ | $15,000 |
October 1, 2020 | Derry | Pennsylvania | St. Joseph | Church ransacked | https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/derry-church-is-target-of-repeated-vandalism/ | 0 | None found | $20,000 |
October 1, 2020 | Derry | Pennsylvania | St. Joseph | Church ransacked | https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/derry-church-is-target-of-repeated-vandalism/ | 0 | None found | $20,000 |
October 12, 2020 | San Rafael | California | Mission San Rafael | Statue destroyed | https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/st-junipero-serra-statue-defaced-pulled-down-on-indigenous-peoples-day-48874 | Yes | https://www.marinij.com/2020/11/13/marin-da-files-charges-in-san-rafael-church-vandalism-case/ | $10,000 |
October 17, 2020 | Boulder | Colorado | St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Center | Satanic graffiti | | No | None found | $5,000 |
October 19, 2020 | Magnolia | Arkansas | Immaculate Heart of Mary | Pro-life memorial destroyed | http://www.magnoliareporter.com/news_and_business/local_news/article_40c24c66-138b-11eb-9d34-87aaf5ed6624.html | No | None found | $1,500 |
October 20, 2020 | Brooklyn | New York | Resurrection | Statue damaged | https://brooklynreporter.com/2020/10/virgin-mary-statue-vandalized-outside-church/ | No | None found | $5,000 |
October 21, 2020 | Prescott Valley | Arizona | St. Germaine | Statues destroyed | https://gcmaz.com/kaff_news/prescott-valley-police-looking-for-information-into-recent-church-vandalism/ | Yes | https://arizonadailyindependent.com/2021/03/11/church-vandal-arrested-by-prescott-valley-police/ | $1,500 |
October 22, 2020 | Scranton | Pennsylvania | Sts. Peter & Paul | Statue damaged | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/statue-mary-st-peter-and-paul-scranton-vandalism/523-c6aa82e9-7a12-4388-a804-691f576781df | No | None found | $5,000 |
October 27, 2020 | Louisville | Kentucky | St. Martin of Tours | Altar ransacked | https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2020/10/27/man-broke-into-louisville-catholic-church-vandalized-altar/3749162001/ | Yes | https://www.wlky.com/article/man-arrested-after-allegedly-breaking-into-st-martin-of-tours-church-destroying-altar/34486459 | $90,000 |
November 1, 2020 | Derry | Pennsylvania | St. Joseph | Church ransacked | https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/derry-church-is-target-of-repeated-vandalism/ | No | None found | $20,000 |
November 8, 2020 | Shamokin | Pennsylvania | Mother Cabrini | Statue destroyed | https://fox56.com/news/local/vandals-ruin-statue-at-shamokin-catholic-church-police-investigating | No | None found | $5,000 |
November 9, 2020 | Chicago | Illinois | St. Mary of Perpetual Help | Statue of Mary doused with paint; atheist graffiti | https://abc7chicago.com/saint-marys-catholic-church-south-side-vandalized-vandals/7786481/ | No | None found | $15,000 |
November 10, 2020 | Milford | Connecticut | St. Gabriel | Painting defaced; kitchen ransacked | https://www.ctpost.com/policereports/article/Police-Pope-John-Paul-II-portrait-defaced-at-15717317.php | No | None found | $10,000 |
November 15, 2020 | Brewster | Washington | Sacred Heart | Church set on fire | https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/two-churches-in-washington-state-burn-in-apparent-arson-attacks-71032 | Yes | https://kpq.com/man-who-pleaded-guilty-to-two-church-fires-in-brewster-given-11-months-in-prison/ | $100,000 |
November 23, 2020 | Sunrise | Florida | St. Bernard | Arson; statues tossed down sewer | https://wsvn.com/news/local/broward/man-destroys-3-statues-from-sunrise-catholic-church-shoves-2-down-sewer-drain/ | No | None found | $6,000 |
November 30, 2020 | Derry | Pennsylvania | St. Joseph | Sanctuary ransacked | https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/derry-church-is-target-of-repeated-vandalism/ | No | None found | $20,000 |
December 2, 2020 | Derry | Pennsylvania | St. Joseph | Parish school ransacked | https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/derry-church-is-target-of-repeated-vandalism/ | No | None found | $20,000 |
December 6, 2020 | Houma | Louisiana | St. Louis | "This is the end" graffiti | https://www.houmatoday.com/story/news/2020/12/09/catholic-church-vandalized-bayou-blue/6507201002/ | No | None found | $10,000 |
December 11, 2020 | San Juan Capistrano | California | Mission San Juan Capistrano | Graffiti (message unclear) | https://www.foxla.com/news/vandals-strike-244-year-old-church-in-orange-county | No | None found | $10,000 |
December 25, 2020 | Indianapolis | Indiana | St. John the Evangelist | Nativity scene destroyed on Christmas morning | https://fox59.com/news/downtown-church-nativity-scene-vandalized-on-christmas-day/ | No | None found | $10,000 |
December 28, 2020 | Fall River | Massachusetts | Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption | Windows smashed | https://www.heraldnews.com/story/news/crime/2020/12/28/vandal-damages-windows-st-marys-cathedral-and-police-looking-person-interest/4065801001/ | No | None found | $75,000 |
January 1, 2021 | New York | New York | St. Patrick's Cathedral | Anti-police graffiti | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nypd-vandals-tagged-st-patricks-cathedral-during-new-years-protest/2807917/ | No | None found | $10,000 |
January 11, 2021 | Lakewood | Colorado | St. Bernadette | Anti-Catholic and pro-LGBT graffiti | https://kdvr.com/video/lakewood-pd-looking-for-church-vandals/6184926/ | | | $5,000 |
January 19, 2021 | Toledo | Ohio | Rosary Cathedral | Arson and graffiti | https://www.13abc.com/2021/01/18/officials-investigating-arson-case-at-rosary-cathedral/ | No | None found | $5,000 |
January 22, 2021 | Columbus | Ohio | St. Joseph Cathedral | Pro-abortion protestors disrupt Mass | https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2021/01/22/columbus-pro-life-mass-interrupted-by-pro-choice-protesters/6672626002/ | Yes | https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/246832/pro-abortion-protesters-face-charges-for-disrupting-mass-in-columbus | $0 |
January 29, 2021 | Houston | Texas | Queen of Peace | Our Lady of Guadalupe statue shot six times | https://abc13.com/virgin-mary-statue-vandalized-church-vandalism-queen-of-peace-catholic/10127442/ | No | None found | $5,000 |
February 10, 2021 | El Paso | Texas | St. Pius X | Statues destroyed | https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/vandalism-outside-el-paso-catholic-church-damages-three-angel-statues-15588 | No | None found | $15,000 |
February 16, 2021 | Denver | Colorado | St. Anthony of Padua | Altar ransacked, statue destroyed | https://kdvr.com/news/video-shows-vandal-smashing-objects-inside-southwest-denver-church/ | No | None found | $15,000 |
February 17, 2021 | Gower | Missouri | Abbey of Our Lady of Ephesus | Gunshots fired at remote abbey | https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/missouri-nuns-targeted-in-multiple | No | None found | $200,000 |
February 17, 2021 | Portland | Oregon | St. Mary Cathedral | Man smashes windows, breaks in to rectory | https://thedialog.org/national-news/priests-awakened-by-burglary-police-arrest-intruder-at-st-mary-cathedral-in-archdiocese-of-portland/ | Yes | https://thedialog.org/national-news/priests-awakened-by-burglary-police-arrest-intruder-at-st-mary-cathedral-in-archdiocese-of-portland/ | $40,000 |
February 19, 2021 | San Juan Capistrano | California | Mission San Juan Capistrano | Doors damaged | https://ktla.com/news/local-news/mission-san-juan-capistrano-left-damaged-after-overnight-break-in/ | No | None found | $10,000 |
February 21, 2021 | Gower | Missouri | Abbey of the Benedictines of Mary | Gunshots fired at remote abbey | https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/missouri-nuns-targeted-in-multiple | No | None found | $200,000 |
February 25, 2021 | Knobs | Indiana | St. Mary of the Knobs | Anti-Catholic graffiti | https://www.newsandtribune.com/news/statue-chapel-doors-vandalized-at-floyds-knobs-church/article_1dc1ff24-779d-11eb-91f8-dbc430835938.html | No | None found | $7,500 |
February 27, 2021 | Youngstown | Ohio | Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel | 16 statues destroyed | https://www.morningjournalnews.com/news/local-news/2021/02/vandals-destroy-religious-statues-at-youngstown-church/ | Yes | https://www.vindy.com/news/local-news/2022/02/mount-carmel-church-vandal-pleads-guilty-gets-no-jail-time/ | $100,000 |
March 2, 2021 | Fort Worth | Texas | St. Thomas the Apostle | Statues destroyed | https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article249629393.html | No | None found | $5,000 |
March 12, 2021 | Boston | Massachusetts | St. Monica & St. Augustine | Statue damaged | https://www.bostonherald.com/2021/03/14/two-boston-churches-vandalized-again-its-unsettling/ | No | None found | $5,000 |
March 12, 2021 | Boston | Massachusetts | St. Teresa of Calcutta | Unknown substance sprayed on locks to prevent entry | https://www.bostonherald.com/2021/03/14/two-boston-churches-vandalized-again-its-unsettling/ | No | None found | $2,000 |
March 13, 2021 | Washington | District of Columbia | St. Joseph | Satanic graffiti | https://www.ncregister.com/cna/knights-of-columbus-remove-satanic-graffiti-from-outside-d-c-church | No | None found | $0 |
March 18, 2021 | Spokane | Washington | St. Charles | Parish school set on fire | https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2021/mar/18/fire-at-st-charles-elementary-school-causes-signif/ | Yes | https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/sep/07/23-year-old-pleads-guilty-to-setting-spokane-catho/ | $2,000,000 |
March 24, 2021 | Gower | Missouri | Abbey of the Benedictines | Gunshots fired at remote abbey | https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/missouri-nuns-targeted-in-multiple | No | None found | $0 |
April 15, 2021 | Woodland | California | Holy Rosary | Three statues defaced | https://fox40.com/news/local-news/saint-statues-at-woodland-church-vandalized/ | No | None found | $5,000 |
April 16, 2021 | Fargo | North Dakota | Cathedral of St. Mary | Statue doused in paint | https://www.twincities.com/2021/04/19/vandals-jesus-statue-fargo-cathedral-catholic/ | Yes | https://kfgo.com/2021/07/02/363666/ | $5,000 |
April 17, 2021 | Rancho Cordova | California | St. John Vianney | Satanic graffiti | https://angelusnews.com/local/california/two-parishes-in-the-sacramento-diocese-vandalized/ | No | None found | $2,000 |
April 18, 2021 | Van Nuys | California | Holy Rosary | Statues destroyed | https://angelusnews.com/local/california/two-parishes-in-the-sacramento-diocese-vandalized/ | No | None found | $5,000 |
April 25, 2021 | Van Nuys | California | St. Elisabeth of Hungary | Our Lady of Guadalupe mural defaced by man with sledgehammer | https://angelusnews.com/local/la-catholics/van-nuys-parish-seeks-prayers-answers-after-guadalupe-mural-vandalized/ | No | None found | $5,000 |
May 3, 2021 | Waltham | Massachusetts | St. Charles Borromeo | Statue destroyed | https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/247582/christ-statue-at-massachusetts-church-vandalized | No | None found | $5,000 |
May 6, 2021 | Riverside | California | Sacred Heart | Statues destroyed, windows smashed | https://www.pe.com/2021/05/07/church-windows-statue-vandalized-in-jurupa-valley/ | Yes | https://www.fontanaheraldnews.com/news/inland_empire_news/man-is-arrested-for-allegedly-vandalizing-catholic-church/article_1b00a032-b5b0-11eb-87ba-3ff4b56de10d.html | $20,000 |
May 8, 2021 | Everett | Massachusetts | Our Lady of Grace | Windows smashed | http://reverejournal.com/2021/05/19/our-lady-of-grace-church-vandalized/ | No | None found | $10,000 |
May 9, 2021 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | St. Leo | Church destroyed by arson | https://catholicphilly.com/2021/05/news/local-news/fire-destroys-former-northeast-phila-church/ | Yes | https://www.inquirer.com/news/st-leos-tacony-arson-arrests-fire-20210902.html | $2,500,000 |
May 9, 2021 | Narragansett | Rhode Island | St. Thomas More | Statue damaged | https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/247654/rhode-island-statue-of-jesus-vandalized | No | None found | $1,000 |
May 14, 2021 | Brooklyn | New York | St. Athanasius | Crucifix destroyed; American flag burned | https://abc7ny.com/brooklyn-church-vandalize-bensonhurst-vandalized/10635147/ | Yes | https://www.fox5ny.com/news/nypd-releases-images-of-brooklyn-church-vandal | $5,000 |
May 15, 2021 | Staten Island | New York | Our Lady of Mount Carmel | Statues destroyed | https://www.cny.org/stories/cardinal-offers-prayers-after-vandalism-of-statues-at-staten-island-church,22418 | No | None found | $5,000 |
May 17, 2021 | Brooklyn | New York | Diocese of Brooklyn | Statue destroyed | https://www.brooklynpaper.com/brooklyn-diocese-police-act-of-vandalism/ | No | None found | $5,000 |
May 27, 2021 | Leavenworth | Washington | Our Lady of the Assumption | Church ransacked | https://www.kpq.com/ccso-deputies-looking-for-info-on-church-vandal/ | No | None found | $20,000 |
May 31, 2021 | Port Charlotte | Florida | St. Charles Borromeo | Windows damaged | https://www.mysuncoast.com/2021/06/04/charlotte-deputies-looking-school-vandal/ | Yes | https://www.mysuncoast.com/2021/06/11/charlotte-deputies-make-arrest-church-vandalism-case/ | $3,500 |
June 8, 2021 | Queens | New York | Immaculate Conception | Unidentified graffiti | https://thetablet.org/graffiti-found-on-queens-church-investigation-ongoing/ | No | None found | $10,000 |
June 19, 2021 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | St. Veronica | Church set on fire | https://www.fox29.com/news/police-seek-accused-vandals-caught-on-camera-setting-fire-at-church-in-north-philly | No | None found | $12,000 |
June 26, 2021 | Portland | Oregon | St. Andrew | Windows smashed | https://news.diocesetucson.org/news/fires-graffiti-red-paint-are-among-ways-portland-churches-vandalized | No | None found | $2,000 |
June 26, 2021 | Portland | Oregon | St. Patrick | Church set on fire | https://www.ncronline.org/news/justice/fires-graffiti-red-paint-are-among-ways-portland-churches-vandalized | No | None found | $40,000 |
June 30, 2021 | Denver | Colorado | Holy Ghost | Anti-police graffiti | https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/248198/historic-denver-church-vandalized-motive-unclear | No | None found | $10,000 |
July 1, 2021 | Jersey City | New Jersey | Holy Rosary | Statues destroyed | https://www.nj.com/hudson/2021/07/statue-in-front-of-downtown-jersey-city-catholic-church-is-vandalized.html | Yes | https://jerseycatholic.org/alleged-holy-rosary-statue-vandal-arrested-in-jersey-city | $5,000 |
July 2, 2021 | Seattle | Washington | St. James Cathedral | Protestors leave red handprints on walls | https://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2021/07/they-were-children-seattles-st-james-cathedral-vandalized-in-protest-over-residential-school-graves/ | No | None found | $25,000 |
July 2, 2021 | Portland | Oregon | St. Francis of Assisi | Protestors leave red handprints on walls | https://catholicsentinel.org/Content/News/Local/Article/Three-Portland-parishes-vandalized/2/35/43825 | No | None found | $10,000 |
July 4, 2021 | Merced | California | St. Patrick | Statues splashed with red paint | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/crime/merced-catholic-church-vandalized-with-red-handprints-police-say/ | Yes | https://goldrushcam.com/sierrasuntimes/index.php/news/california/30928-suspect-under-arrest-for-vandalizing-the-st-patrick-s-church-in-merced-california | $10,000 |
July 7, 2021 | Asheville | North Carolina | Basilica of St. Lawrence | Jesus statue splashed with red paint | https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article252623093.html | No | None found | $1,000 |
July 8, 2021 | Los Angeles | California | St. Mary | Church bell tower set on fire | https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-07-08/underwear-clad-man-starts-fire-atop-church-boyle-heights | Yes | https://boyleheightsbeat.com/man-arrested-after-climbing-st-marys-church-setting-cross-on-fire/ | $20,000 |
July 11, 2021 | Portland | Oregon | Holy Redeemer | Unspecified graffiti | https://catholicsentinel.org/Content/News/Local/Article/Three-Portland-parishes-vandalized/2/35/43825 | No | None found | $5,000 |
July 17, 2021 | Queens | New York | Our Lady of Mercy | Statues destroyed by woman in a rage | https://thetablet.org/nypd-video-vandal-destroying-our-lady-mercy-statues/ | Yes | https://patch.com/new-york/foresthills/23-year-old-arrested-smashing-catholic-church-statues-nypd | $25,000 |
July 25, 2021 | South Bend | Indiana | Christ the King | Man breaks in to church; damage unspecified | https://www.wndu.com/2021/07/26/man-arrested-after-break-in-vandalism-st-joseph-county/ | Yes | https://www.wndu.com/2021/07/26/man-arrested-after-break-in-vandalism-st-joseph-county/ | $5,000 |
August 6, 2021 | Seattle | Washington | St. Benedict | "House of murder" graffiited | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/three-catholic-churches-vandalized-in-seattle/281-7de1316a-d4e0-49dd-b633-91f593b17f7b | No | None found | $10,000 |
August 9, 2021 | Bronx | New York | Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Mary statue set on fire | https://thetablet.org/another-statue-vandalized-outside-a-catholic-church-in-nyc/ | No | None found | $1,000 |
August 11, 2021 | North Little Rock | Arkansas | St. Patrick | Two statues destroyed, causing $20,000 in damages | https://www.arkansas-catholic.org/news/brief/7087/Vandalism-at-St-Patrick-Church | | | $20,000 |
August 12, 2021 | Spring Valley | New York | St. Joseph | Statue destroyed | https://www.rocklandreport.com/statue-outside-church-of-st-joseph-in-spring-valley-vandalized-police-looking-to-identify-alleged-suspect/ | No | None found | $5,000 |
August 17, 2021 | Flushing | New York | St. Michael | Statue destroyed | https://thecatholicspirit.com/news/nation-and-world/st-bernadette-statue-vandalized-outside-flushing-n-y-catholic-church/ | No | None found | $2,000 |
August 29, 2021 | Miami Shores | Florida | St. Martha | Statue destroyed | https://wsvn.com/news/local/2-statues-of-jesus-christ-vandalized-at-miami-shores-church/ | No | None found | $5,000 |
August 31, 2021 | Denver | Colorado | Curè d’Ars | Consecrated hosts, tabernacle, and other items stolen | https://www.denverpost.com/2021/09/16/catholic-church-denver-burglary/ | Yes | https://www.denverpost.com/2021/10/01/denver-church-burglary-arrest-deshun-glenn/ | $100,000 |
September 2, 2021 | Jay | Maine | St. Rose of Lima | Satanic graffiti | https://www.sunjournal.com/2021/09/02/several-businesses-and-a-church-in-jay-and-livermore-falls-vandalized/ | No | None found | $5,000 |
September 5, 2021 | Louisville | Colorado | St. Louis | Pro-abortion graffiti | https://denver.cbslocal.com/2021/09/06/louisville-church-vandalism-police/ | No | None found | $15,000 |
September 8, 2021 | Pittsfield | Massachusetts | St. Joseph | Arson | https://www.wwlp.com/news/local-news/berkshire-county/two-arrested-for-allegedly-burning-st-josephs-church-in-pittsfield/ | Yes | https://www.wwlp.com/news/local-news/berkshire-county/two-arrested-for-allegedly-burning-st-josephs-church-in-pittsfield/ | $10,000 |
September 23, 2021 | Van Nuys | California | St. Peter Armenian Apostolic Church | Windows smashed | https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/8-stained-glass-windows-st-peter-armenian-apostolic-church-lake-balboa-shattered-masked-vandal/ | No | None found | $40,000 |
September 29, 2021 | Boulder | Colorado | Sacred Heart of Mary | Pro-abortion graffiti | https://kdvr.com/news/local/boulder-county-church-vandalized/ | No | None found | $25,000 |
September 29, 2021 | Miami Shores | Florida | St. Martha | Statue destroyed | https://wsvn.com/news/local/2-statues-of-jesus-christ-vandalized-at-miami-shores-church/ | No | None found | $2,500 |
October 10, 2021 | Seattle | Washington | St. Edward | "House of murder" graffiited | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/three-catholic-churches-vandalized-in-seattle/281-7de1316a-d4e0-49dd-b633-91f593b17f7b | No | None found | $10,000 |
October 10, 2021 | Denver | Colorado | Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception | Satanic graffiti | https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/cathedral-basilica-of-the-immaculate-conception-in-downtown-denver-vandalized | Yes | https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/cathedral-basilica-suspect-charged/73-147530c5-a6a9-4b5f-a6d7-456509d87df5 | $10,000 |
October 11, 2021 | Los Angeles | California | St. Peter's Italian Catholic Church | Paint splashed | https://www.foxla.com/news/roman-catholic-church-in-dtla-vandalized-with-grafetti | No | None found | $15,000 |
October 21, 2021 | Manhattan Beach | California | American Martyrs Church | Threatening anti-Catholic graffiti | https://mynewsla.com/crime/2021/10/21/police-investigate-vandalism-at-manhattan-beach-church/ | No | None found | $10,000 |
October 22, 2021 | Washington | District of Columbia | Annunciation | Swastika graffiti | https://cathstan.org/news/us-world/updated-vandalism-reported-outside-local-catholic-church-is-among-many-such-incidents-nationwide | No | None found | $5,000 |
October 22, 2021 | Framingham | Massachusetts | St. Stephen's Catholic Cemetery | 25 headstones of Sisters of St. Joseph knocked over | https://www.metrowestdailynews.com/story/news/2021/10/28/gravestones-knocked-over-st-stephens-cemetery-framingham/8581585002/ | Yes | | $5,000 |
October 24, 2021 | Tacoma | Washington | St. Charles Borromeo | Parish office destroyed by arsonist | https://nwcatholic.org/news/update-suspect-arrested-for-fire-at-st-charles-borromeo-parish-office | Yes | https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article255372961.html | $1,000,000 |
November 1, 2021 | Fargo | North Dakota | St. Anthony of Padua | Statue destroyed | https://www.am1100theflag.com/news/local-news/38356-fargo-church-statue-now-headless-in-apparent-act-of-vandalism | No | None found | $5,000 |
November 5, 2021 | Fremont | California | Mission San Jose | "Land back" graffiti | https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/11/08/mission-san-jose-in-fremont-vandalized-with-spray-paint/ | No | None found | $25,000 |
November 7, 2021 | Lake Forest | California | Santiago de Compostela Catholic Church | Jesus statue smashed | Reported to CV | | | $5,000 |
November 9, 2021 | Chicago | Illinois | St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral | Unspecified graffiti | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/god-sees-everything-vandals-target-100-year-old-ukrainian-village-cathedral/2678843/ | No | None found | $10,000 |
November 28, 2021 | Knoxville | Tennessee | Catholic Charities | Arson destroys building | https://www.wbir.com/article/news/crime/knoxville-fire-breaks-out-at-catholic-charities-building-knoxville/51-c1f8bbfb-fbfb-4680-851f-a75fb632875c | No | None found | $1,300,000 |
November 29, 2021 | DeLand | Florida | St. Peter | Windows smashed; statues destroyed | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2021/12/03/churches-in-deland-targeted-in-rash-of-vandalism-police-say/ | No | None found | $5,000 |
November 1, 2021 | Emmonak | Alaska | Sacred Heart | Church ransacked and crucifix smashed | https://files.ecatholic.com/31014/documents/2022/12/AK%20Shepherd%20Christmas%202022%208.5%20%2011%20in.pdf?t=1670000082000 | No | None found | $5,000 |
December 7, 2021 | Washington | District of Columbia | Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception | Statue of Our Lady of Fatima destroyed | https://wjla.com/news/local/our-lady-of-fatima-statue-vandalized-outside-basilica-national-shrine-immaculate-conception-major-catholic-americans | No | None found | $3,000 |
December 12, 2021 | Hillsborough | New Jersey | Mary Mother of God | Christmas decorations damaged/stolen | https://patch.com/new-jersey/hillsborough/hillsborough-church-repeatedly-vandalized-decorations-stolen | No | None found | $2,000 |
December 13, 2021 | Portland | Indiana | Immaculate Conception | Church set on fire | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/crime/2021/12/18/report-man-said-covid-theories-prompted-arson-fire-portland-church/8946996002/ | Yes | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/crime/2022/05/18/portland-man-sentenced-arson-fires-church-parsonage/9821726002/ | $100,000 |
December 14, 2021 | Stanley | North Dakota | Queen of the Most Holy Rosary | Vents blocked, causing carbon monoxide poisoning; windows smashed | Reported to CV | | | $25,000 |
December 23, 2021 | Hillsborough | New Jersey | Mary Mother of God | Christmas decorations damaged/stolen | https://patch.com/new-jersey/hillsborough/hillsborough-church-repeatedly-vandalized-decorations-stolen | No | None found | $2,000 |
December 26, 2021 | Woodland Park | New Jersey | Holy Cross | Statues stolen from Nativity scene | https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/holy-cross-churchs-nativity-statues-stolen/ | | | $3,000 |
December 29, 2021 | Hillsborough | New Jersey | Mary Mother of God | Christmas decorations damaged/stolen | https://patch.com/new-jersey/hillsborough/hillsborough-church-repeatedly-vandalized-decorations-stolen | No | None found | $10,000 |
January 14, 2022 | Fresno | California | St. Alphonsus | Tabernacle stolen | https://kmph.com/news/local/100-year-old-tabernacle-vandalized-suspect-on-the-loose-in-fresno | No | None found | $35,000 |
January 20, 2022 | Washington | District of Columbia | Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception | Sacrilege by pro-abortion protestors | https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2022/01/21/catholics-choice-basilica-sacrilege-242261 | No | None found | $0 |
January 26, 2022 | Burke | Virginia | Nativity | Fatima statues destroyed | https://www.catholicherald.com/News/Local_News/Marian_grotto_vandalized_at_Nativity_church/ | No | None found | $15,000 |
January 27, 2022 | Greenwood | Mississippi | Immaculate Heart of Mary | Altar ransacked | https://www.gwcommonwealth.com/top-stories-local-content-crime/downtown-greenwood-church-vandalized | No | None found | $50,000 |
February 14, 2022 | Albuquerque | New Mexico | Shrine of the Little Flower | Windows smashed; $100,000 in damage | https://www.abqjournal.com/2470187/picking-up-the-pieces-ex-man-believed-to-be-homeless-damages-histori.html | Yes | https://www.kob.com/archive/suspect-arrested-for-nw-albuquerque-church-vandalism-early-monday/ | $100,000 |
February 17, 2022 | Milledgeville | Georgia | Sacred Heart | Statues destroyed | https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/vandals-knock-down-angels-milledgeville-church/93-01a23a3e-393e-498f-ab32-d4c17fa7dfd0 | No | None found | $2,500 |
February 18, 2022 | Framingham | Massachusetts | St. Stephen's Catholic Cemetery | Seven headstones knocked over | https://www.boston25news.com/news/massachusetts/vandals-hit-catholic-cemetery-framingham-2nd-time-two-months/FLG5W3F5QNGENCCCAXGVWJFCU4/ | No | | $15,000 |
February 23, 2022 | San Antonio | Texas | St. Margaret Mary | 300 pound Holy Family statue stolen | https://aleteia.org/2022/02/23/statue-of-the-holy-family-vanishes-from-parish-parking-lot/ | No | None found | $7,500 |
February 28, 2022 | San Francisco | California | Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption | Costumed protestors disrupt Mass | https://studentsforlife.org/2022/03/05/video-abortion-protestors-storm-cathedral-and-interrupt-mass-in-costume/ | No | None found | $0 |
February 28, 2022 | Baltimore | Maryland | St. Michael the Archangel | Tombstones toppled | https://www.wane.com/news/ukrainian-headstones-vandalized-in-baltimore/ | No | None found | $15,000 |
March 1, 2022 | Jacksonville | Florida | Holy Family | Satanic graffiti; statues destroyed | https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/local/hail-satan-catholic-church-says-statues-holy-family-defaced/52YTXIAKVNHLZAXRDSRF5X6E2U/ | Yes | https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/local/hail-satan-catholic-church-says-statues-holy-family-defaced/52YTXIAKVNHLZAXRDSRF5X6E2U/ | $2,500 |
March 8, 2022 | Royal Oak | Michigan | St. Mary | Statues destroyed; windows smashed | https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2022/03/14/royal-oak-church-community-gathers-in-prayer-after-man-damages-building-beloved-statue/ | Yes | https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2022/03/13/police-man-arrested-after-damaging-inside-outside-of-royal-oak-church/ | $25,000 |
March 12, 2022 | Wellington | Kansas | St. Anthony | Satanic graffiti | https://www.wellingtondailynews.com/2022/03/14/2-suspects-identified-in-the-st-anthonys-church-wellington-senior-center-vandalism/ | Yes | https://www.wellingtondailynews.com/2022/03/14/2-suspects-identified-in-the-st-anthonys-church-wellington-senior-center-vandalism/ | $10,000 |
March 18, 2022 | Bethlehem | Pennsylvania | St. Josaphat | Vandalism and theft | https://www.mcall.com/2022/03/22/theft-of-light-fixtures-at-bethlehem-ukrainian-catholic-church-under-investigation-police-say/ | | | |
March 19, 2022 | Woodland Hills | California | St. Mel's | Statues damaged | https://angelusnews.com/local/la-catholics/statues-restored-after-st-mels-vandalism/ | No | None found | $30,000 |
March 22, 2022 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Peter & Paul | Statue destroyed | https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2022/04/27/exclusive-saint-john-neumann-statue-vandalized-philadelphia/ | No | None found | $10,000 |
March 24, 2022 | Santa Monica | California | St. Monica | Men attempt to pry open tabernacle doors, steal $150k of audio equipment | https://smdp.com/2022/03/25/216367-2/ | | | $175,000 |
March 26, 2022 | Hydes | Maryland | St. John the Evangelist | Tabernacle stolen | https://catholicreview.org/st-john-the-evangelist-in-hydes-grieves-stolen-eucharist/ | | | $20,000 |
March 26, 2022 | Ceres | California | St. Jude | Our Lady of Fatima statue stolen | https://www.kcra.com/article/ceres-statue-beloved-catholics-stolen-from-church/39567346 | | | $5,000 |
April 1, 2022 | North Beach | Maryland | St. Anthony | Sanctuary ransacked; possible satanic element | https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/maryland/calvert-county-man-charged-with-burglary-after-vandalizing-church-sanctuary/65-617ea348-35fb-4d10-bbb8-dafa436b95a7 | Yes | https://southernmarylandchronicle.com/2022/04/02/chesapeake-beach-man-arrested-for-north-beach-church-burglary/ | $2,000 |
April 8, 2022 | Austin | Texas | Cristo Rey | 30 windows smashed | https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/vandals-shatter-windows-damage-doors-at-downtown-austin-church/ | Yes | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/cristo-rey-catholic-church-vandalized-east-austin/269-6cbdb8e0-3dfe-4cf5-9ce6-1b92fa57a8dd | $30,000 |
April 16, 2022 | Boone | North Carolina | St. Elizabeth | Man pours gasoline outside doors of church | https://www.wataugademocrat.com/blowingrocket/news/suspect-arrested-charged-after-allegedly-pouring-gasoline-on-door-sidewalk-of-st-elizabeth-catholic-church/article_70e02ba0-19ce-5eff-897c-d05530de46f8.html | Yes | https://www.wataugademocrat.com/blowingrocket/news/suspect-arrested-charged-after-allegedly-pouring-gasoline-on-door-sidewalk-of-st-elizabeth-catholic-church/article_70e02ba0-19ce-5eff-897c-d05530de46f8.html | $1,000 |
April 27, 2022 | Atchison | Kansas | St. Benedict's Abbey | Vestments and statues stolen; graffiti spray-painted | https://www.wibw.com/2022/05/02/vandalism-atchison-school-church-under-investigation/ | No | | $15,000 |
May 4, 2022 | Boulder | Colorado | Sacred Heart of Mary | Pro-abortion graffiti | https://denvergazette.com/news/crime/catholic-church-in-boulder-defiled-following-roe-v-wade-draft-opinion-leak/article_3e94a1dc-cbbd-11ec-b747-eb700948e878.html | No | None found | $10,000 |
May 4, 2022 | Eagle River | Alaska | St. Andrew | Vulgar graffiti | https://alaskawatchman.com/2022/05/04/eagle-river-catholic-church-vandalized-with-spray-painted-phallic-symbols/ | No | None found | $20,000 |
May 5, 2022 | Armada | Michigan | St. Joseph's Priory | Satanic graffiti, "Republicans dead" | https://twitter.com/realDaveReilly/status/1522575618814386176 | No | None found | $25,000 |
May 8, 2022 | Fort Collins | Colorado | St. John XXIII | Pro-abortion graffiti | https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2022/05/09/st-john-xxiii-church-fortcollins-vandalized-pro-abortion-rights-message/9703596002/ | No | None found | $15,000 |
May 7, 2022 | Los Angeles | California | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels | Costumed protestors disrupt Mass | https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251176/costumed-protesters-disrupt-los-angeles-mass | No | None found | $0 |
May 8, 2022 | Atlanta | Georgia | Cathedral of Christ the King | Pro-abortion activists disrupt Mass | https://www.instagram.com/p/CdTpVtfjq-a/ | No | None found | $0 |
May 8, 2022 | New York | New York | Basilica of St. Patrick's Old Cathedral | Pro-abortion demonstrators attempt to invade church | https://video.foxnews.com/v/6305777778112#sp=show-clips | No | None found | $0 |
May 9, 2022 | Katy | Texas | St. Bartholomew the Apostle | Tabernacle stolen | https://www.houstonchronicle.com/neighborhood/katy/article/Sacred-tabernacle-stolen-from-Catholic-church-17160395.php | Yes | http://katytimes.com/stories/arrest-made-in-st-bartholomew-catholic-church-tabernacle-theft-case,7505 | $10,000 |
May 9, 2022 | Houston | Texas | St. Elizabeth Ann Seton | Attempted desecration of the Eucharist | https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/abortion-rights-activists-vandalize-texas-catholic-churches | No | None found | $5,000 |
May 9, 2022 | Houston | Texas | Holy Rosary | Pro-abortion graffiti | https://www.fox26houston.com/news/3-catholic-churches-vandalized-apparently-by-activists | No | None found | $10,000 |
May 11, 2022 | Overland Park | Kansas | Church of the Ascension | Pro-abortion graffiti | https://www.facebook.com/OverlandParkPoliceDepartment/posts/2226356184184936 | No | None found | $5,000 |
May 17, 2022 | New York | New York | Our Lady of Sorrows | Statues destroyed | https://abc7ny.com/cardinal-timothy-dolan-our-lady-of-sorrows-vandalism-lower-east-side/11913896/ | No | None found | $7,500 |
May 17, 2022 | West Windsor Township | New Jersey | St. David the King | "Worthless" spray-painted on memorial | https://dioceseoftrenton.org/news/statement-regarding-vandalism-at-st-david-the-king-church-west-windsor | | | $1,000 |
May 17, 2022 | West Windsor Township | New Jersey | St. David the King | Statue vandalized | https://patch.com/new-jersey/princeton/statue-vandalized-church-parking-lot-mercer-county-police | | | $2,500 |
May 20, 2022 | Bethlehem | Pennsylvania | St. Josaphat | Vandalism and theft | https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehighvalley/ukrainian-catholic-church-in-bethlehem-vandalized-again/article_cdef6004-3ad7-11ed-808e-afdeda02f6c4.html | No | None found | $20,000 |
May 21, 2022 | Oakdale | California | St. Mary | Multiple acts of vandalism | https://www.modbee.com/news/local/oakdale/article263098048.html | Yes | https://www.modbee.com/news/local/oakdale/article263098048.html | $30,000 |
May 22, 2022 | Olympia | Washington | St. Michael | Pro-abortion graffiti | https://pugetsoundanarchists.org/olympia-attack-on-4-anti-abortion-churches/ | No | None found | $10,000 |
May 27, 2022 | Villas | New Jersey | St. John Neumann | Pro-life sign destroyed | https://www.capemaycountyherald.com/news/crime/two-charged-for-vandalism-at-villas-church/article_2511f7ca-078e-11ed-8be4-bfc05bb1feb1.html | Yes | https://catholicmasses.org/any-arrests-so-far-in-attacks-on-catholic-churches-and-pro-life-pregnancy-centers-heres-what-we-know/ | $500 |
May 28, 2022 | Hollywood | Florida | Archdiocese of Miami Respect Life Office | Jane's Revenge graffiti | https://www.miamiarch.org/CatholicDiocese.php?op=Article_archdiocese-of-miami-respect-life-office-vandalized | No | None found | $5,000 |
May 30, 2022 | Brooklyn | New York | St. Augustine | Tabernacle worth $2 million in gold stolen; statues destroyed | https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/01/nyregion/tabernacle-st-augustine-church-brooklyn.html | No | None found | $2,050,000 |
June 3, 2022 | Hillsborough | North Carolina | Holy Family | Pro-abortion graffiti | https://www.carolinajournal.com/hillsborough-catholic-parish-vandalized-w-fck-the-church-and-i-love-abortion/ | No | None found | $10,000 |
June 3, 2022 | Villas | New Jersey | St. John Neumann | Pro-abortion graffiti | https://www.capemaycountyherald.com/news/crime/two-charged-for-vandalism-at-villas-church/article_2511f7ca-078e-11ed-8be4-bfc05bb1feb1.html | Yes | https://www.capemaycountyherald.com/news/crime/two-charged-for-vandalism-at-villas-church/article_2511f7ca-078e-11ed-8be4-bfc05bb1feb1.html | $5,000 |
June 4, 2022 | San Francisco | California | Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption | Costumed protestors disrupt Mass | https://twitter.com/prolifesf/status/1533899491002028032 | No | None found | $0 |
June 12, 2022 | Eastpointe | Michigan | St. Veronica | Naked protestor disrupts Mass | https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251531/nearly-naked-protester-disruptsmass-in-michigan | No | None found | $0 |
June 22, 2022 | Fredericksburg | Texas | St. Mary's | Man attempts to firebomb church | Reported to CV | Yes | | $0 |
June 23, 2022 | Buffalo | New York | St. Margaret | Statues destroyed | https://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/buffalo-police-investigating-vandalism-at-st-margarets-roman-catholic-church-on-hertel-avenue | No | None found | $15,000 |
June 24, 2022 | Brooklyn | New York | Guardian Angel | Pro-abortion graffiti | https://thetablet.org/vandal-target-guardian-angel-church-after-scotus-decision/ | No | None found | $10,000 |
June 25, 2022 | Renton | Washington | St. Anthony | Locks jammed, windows smashed, pro-abortion graffiti | https://www.q13fox.com/news/renton-catholic-church-vandalized-with-abortions-save-lives | No | None found | $30,000 |
June 25, 2022 | Hutchinson | Kansas | St. Teresa | Pro-abortion graffiti | https://www.ncregister.com/cna/attacks-on-churches-pro-life-pregnancy-centers-continue | Yes | https://www.ncregister.com/cna/attacks-on-churches-pro-life-pregnancy-centers-continue | $500 |
June 25, 2022 | New Orleans | Louisiana | Holy Name of Mary | Red paint splashed on Mary grotto; pro-abortion graffiti | https://www.fox8live.com/2022/06/25/catholic-statue-vandalized-nola-after-roe-v-wade-decision/ | No | None found | $5,000 |
June 25, 2022 | South Bend | Indiana | St. Therese Little Flower | Pro-abortion graffiti | https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251667/more-catholic-churches-pregnancy-centers-and-a-pro-life-memorial-vandalized | No | None found | $1,000 |
June 26, 2022 | Bellevue | Washington | St. Louise | Man identifying as woman spray-paints church then assaults employee | https://komonews.com/news/local/bellevue-resident-arrested-on-suspicion-of-hate-crime-assault-against-catholic-church | Yes | https://mynorthwest.com/3540282/rantz-two-seattle-area-churches-vandalized-one-story-keeps-getting-stranger/ | $100,000 |
June 26, 2022 | Portland | Oregon | All Saints | Jane's Revenge graffiti | https://www.catholicsentinel.org/Content/News/Local/Article/Sign-vandalized-at-All-Saints/2/35/45966 | No | None found | $5,000 |
June 26, 2022 | Harlingen | Texas | St. Anthony | Statues destroyed | https://www.valleycentral.com/news/local-news/harlingen-church-vandalized-church-member-steps-up/ | No | None found | $5,000 |
June 26, 2022 | Chicago | Illinois | Immaculate Conception | Pro-abortion protestors disrupt Mass | https://www.instagram.com/p/CfVIXD-DuUx/ | No | None found | $0 |
June 26, 2022 | Reston | Virginia | St. John Neumann | Church set on fire; pro-abortion graffiti | https://wjla.com/news/local/st-john-neumann-catholic-community-church-in-reston-hit-with-graffiti-and-possible-arson-after-roe-v-wade-ruling-fairfax-county-police-fire-rescue- | No | None found | $25,000 |
June 26, 2022 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | St. Patrick | "Abort the church" graffiti | https://twitter.com/PatrickMaryOP/status/1541112701560279045 | No | None found | $5,000 |
June 27, 2022 | Shady Spring | West Virginia | St. Colman | Church destroyed by arsonists | https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251648/catholic-church-attack-west-virginia-destroyed-arson | Yes | https://www.ncregister.com/cna/some-arrests-have-been-made-in-connection-with-attacks-on-catholic-churches-and-pro-life-pregnancy-centers | $1,000,000 |
June 27, 2022 | New York | New York | Ascension | Jane's Revenge graffiti | https://www.westsiderag.com/2022/06/27/graffiti-on-west-107th-street-church-says-if-abortion-isnt-safe-neither-are-you | No | None found | $10,000 |
June 27, 2022 | Framingham | Massachusetts | St. George | Red paint splashed on statue, doors | https://framinghamsource.com/index.php/2022/06/28/police-red-paint-splattered-on-catholic-church-statute/ | No | None found | $5,000 |
June 28, 2022 | Topeka | Kansas | Most Pure Heart of Mary | Value Them Both sign spray-painted | https://www.ksnt.com/news/kansas/value-them-both-signs-stolen-vandalized-across-kansas/ | | | $500 |
June 30, 2022 | Chippewa Falls | Wisconsin | St. Peter | Pro-abortion graffiti | https://www.wqow.com/news/chippewa-valley/4-catholic-chippewa-county-churches-vandalized/article_31edd004-f96f-11ec-b13d-efffc712ce0b.html | Yes | Person of interest - https://www.weau.com/2022/07/22/update-given-chippewa-county-church-vandalism-person-interest-identified/ | $10,000 |
June 30, 2022 | Chippewa Falls | Wisconsin | Holy Ghost | Pro-abortion graffiti | https://www.wqow.com/news/chippewa-valley/4-catholic-chippewa-county-churches-vandalized/article_31edd004-f96f-11ec-b13d-efffc712ce0b.html | Yes | Person of interest - https://www.weau.com/2022/07/22/update-given-chippewa-county-church-vandalism-person-interest-identified/ | $10,000 |
June 30, 2022 | Chippewa Falls | Wisconsin | Notre Dame | Pro-abortion graffiti | https://www.wqow.com/news/chippewa-valley/4-catholic-chippewa-county-churches-vandalized/article_31edd004-f96f-11ec-b13d-efffc712ce0b.html | Yes | Person of interest - https://www.weau.com/2022/07/22/update-given-chippewa-county-church-vandalism-person-interest-identified/ | $10,000 |
June 30, 2022 | Chippewa Falls | Wisconsin | St. Charles | Pro-abortion graffiti | https://www.wqow.com/news/chippewa-valley/4-catholic-chippewa-county-churches-vandalized/article_31edd004-f96f-11ec-b13d-efffc712ce0b.html | Yes | Person of interest - https://www.weau.com/2022/07/22/update-given-chippewa-county-church-vandalism-person-interest-identified/ | $10,000 |
June 30, 2022 | Lorain | Ohio | St. Anthony of Padua | Arson causes $1 million in damage | https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251698/ohio-catholic-school-arson-fire | No | None found | $1,000,000 |
June 30, 2022 | Evansville | Indiana | St. Anthony | Front of church graffitied with "abort me" | Reported to CV | | | $5,000 |
July 1, 2022 | Vinton | Iowa | St. Mary | Pro-life sign defaced | https://www.vintontoday.com/articles/News/article1032197.html | No | None found | $500 |
July 1, 2022 | Portland | Oregon | Holy Redeemer | Rioters attempt to storm church | https://www.catholicsentinel.org/Content/News/Local/Article/Police-deflect-rioters-from-church-/2/35/46027 | No | None found | $0 |
July 1, 2022 | Weston | West Virginia | St. Bernard | Unspecified vandalism | https://www.wvnews.com/westondemocrat/news/information-wanted-in-vandalism-at-st-bernards-catholic-church/image_623ba2e2-016a-11ed-95b1-5b21b6d32e2c.html | No | None found | $2,000 |
July 2, 2022 | Madison | Wisconsin | St. Bernard | Pro-abortion graffiti | https://www.nbc15.com/2022/07/02/madison-catholic-church-vandalized-with-anti-pro-life-message/ | No | None found | $10,000 |
July 2, 2022 | New York | New York | Basilica of St. Patrick's Old Cathedral | Pro-abortion protestors disrupt Mass | https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251707/old-saint-pats-new-york-abortion-protest | No | None found | $0 |
July 3, 2022 | Lebanon | Pennsylvania | Lebanon Catholic High School | Arson causes serious damage | https://www.abc27.com/news/local/lebanon/lebanon-catholic-school-fire-suspected-as-arson/ | Yes | https://www.abc27.com/local-news/lebanon/lebanon-catholic-school-fire-suspected-as-arson/ | $250,000 |
July 4, 2022 | San Francisco | California | Star of the Sea | Facade doused with paint | Reported to CV | | | $5,000 |
July 7, 2022 | Ontario | Oregon | Blessed Sacrament | Pro-abortion graffiti | https://www.argusobserver.com/valley_life/sign-doesnt-stand-for-anything-but-life/article_0eb8eeee-fe14-11ec-be1c-63e65b123866.html | No | None found | $500 |
July 7, 2022 | Upland | California | St. Joseph | Violent threats during Mass | https://www.facebook.com/UplandPolice/posts/pfbid02s6dcoEpj4vJYqJG2e4hUQn6KXytKiNwC2CjDynFUgV8TCyT37ALTqt6KkycqmHz2l?__cft__[0]=AZVjEfWAhNJuytuEUI3F60tSkZNNEeLLb14ly9be6hpk5rjjdMrUbffzLxWUw71sIgTe3vJ6FdRT6Djek8Pw9R-uwrtnZ-GL8ZFZRoSyByRg5Z24-0YycaNzfPi1kjirZ5mruQTKwx-75iPmRwYNlWTLyu27IpVXDP193i3SNnqjmA&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R | Yes | https://www.fontanaheraldnews.com/news/inland_empire_news/man-is-arrested-for-allegedly-threatening-to-kill-people-and-setting-fire-to-church-building/article_cc6eb6ae-fef4-11ec-a987-eb7b23a34aca.html | $0 |
July 9, 2022 | Lower Township | New Jersey | St. John Neumann | "Defenestrate babies", Satanic graffiti | https://www.audacy.com/1010wins/news/2-arrested-after-nj-church-vandalized-with-defenstrate-babies | Yes | https://www.nj.com/news/2022/07/pair-spay-painted-defenstrate-babies-on-jersey-shore-church-signboard-cops-say.html | $5,000 |
July 10, 2022 | Overland Park | Kansas | Church of the Ascension | Pro-abortion graffiti; Mary statue doused in red paint | https://www.kctv5.com/2022/07/10/my-body-my-choice-painted-door-overland-park-church/ | No | None found | $10,000 |
July 10, 2022 | Bethesda | Maryland | St. Jane Frances de Chantal | Church set on fire; altar ransacked, items burned | https://wjla.com/news/local/bethesda-catholic-church-fire-saint-jane-frances-de-chantal-catholic-church-mass-arson-montgomery-county-maryland-old-georgetown-road-pews-first-responders-tips-information-parish | Yes | https://www.ncregister.com/cna/some-arrests-have-been-made-in-connection-with-attacks-on-catholic-churches-and-pro-life-pregnancy-centers | $150,000 |
July 11, 2022 | Portland | Oregon | St. Patrick | Pro-abortion graffiti | https://catholicsentinel.org/Content/News/Local/Article/Pastoral-center-historic-church-vandalized-/2/35/46051 | No | None found | $10,000 |
July 11, 2022 | Portland | Oregon | Archdiocese of Portland Office | Pro-abortion graffiti | https://catholicsentinel.org/Content/News/Local/Article/Pastoral-center-historic-church-vandalized-/2/35/46051 | No | None found | $10,000 |
July 12, 2022 | Emporia | Kansas | Didde Catholic Campus Center | Pro-life sign defaced | http://www.emporiagazette.com/free/article_ea56b804-0207-11ed-99d6-d3c0b2c733db.html | No | None found | $500 |
July 14, 2022 | Lansing | Michigan | Lansing Catholic High School | Windows smashed | https://www.wlns.com/news/local-news/vandalism-hits-two-lansing-area-catholic-schools/ | Yes | https://www.wilx.com/2022/07/18/lansing-police-identify-suspect-lansing-catholic-vandalism/ | $5,000 |
July 14, 2022 | Lansing | Michigan | St. Thomas Aquinas | Mary statue destroyed | https://www.wlns.com/news/michigan/virgin-mary-statue-decapitated-at-east-lansing-church/ | Yes | https://www.wilx.com/2022/07/18/lansing-police-identify-suspect-lansing-catholic-vandalism/ | $5,000 |
July 15, 2022 | Long Beach | Mississippi | St. Thomas | Statues destroyed | https://www.wxxv25.com/suspect-charged-in-vandalism-of-st-thomas-grotto-statues/ | Yes | https://www.ncregister.com/cna/some-arrests-have-been-made-in-connection-with-attacks-on-catholic-churches-and-pro-life-pregnancy-centers | $5,000 |
July 20, 2022 | Halstead | Kansas | Sacred Heart | Pro-life display damaged | https://harveycountynow.com/all-news/news/political-sign-vandalized-at-catholic-church | No | None found | $500 |
July 20, 2022 | Houma | Louisiana | Holy Rosary | Statues destroyed | https://www.houmatoday.com/story/news/2022/07/27/someone-vandalized-three-statues-outside-houma-church/10161672002/ | No | None found | $10,000 |
July 21, 2022 | Framingham | Massachusetts | St. George | "Pedo priest" spray-painted | https://framinghamsource.com/index.php/2022/07/23/vandalism-at-st-george-church-again/ | No | None found | $1,500 |
July 23, 2022 | Kingsburg | California | Holy Family | Holy Family statues destroyed | https://kmph.com/news/local/catholic-church-statue-destroyed-in-california-small-town-vandalisim-hate-religion-jesus-virgin | No | None found | $5,000 |
July 28, 2022 | Omaha | Nebraska | Mary Our Queen | Blessed Mother statue stolen | https://www.ketv.com/article/omaha-statue-stolen-mary-our-queen-church/40747021 | No | | $5,000 |
July 31, 2022 | Bakersfield | California | San Clemente Mission | Statue destroyed | https://www.turnto23.com/news/crime/statue-at-san-clemente-mission-parish-vandalized | No | None found | $70,000 |
July 9, 2022 | Kennett Square | Pennsylvania | St. Patrick | Statues damaged, graffiti | https://www.dailylocal.com/2022/08/02/police-seek-publics-help-in-identifying-two-vandals-who-defaced-church-statues-in-kennett-square/ | No | None found | $10,000 |
July 20, 2022 | Springfield | Georgia | St. Boniface | Pro-life sign defaced with vile message | https://www.effinghamherald.net/local/vandals-attack-st-boniface-catholic-churchs-pro-life-sign/ | No | None found | $500 |
July 31, 2022 | Bakersfield | California | St. Joseph | Apparent Satanic ritual | https://www.kget.com/news/local-news/east-bakersfield-catholic-churches-suffer-thousands-of-dollars-in-damage/ | No | None found | $0 |
August 6, 2022 | New York | New York | Basilica of St. Patrick's Old Cathedral | Rioters attempt to storm church | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11088557/Police-make-five-arrests-pro-choice-anti-abortion-protesters-squared-NYC.html | Yes | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11088557/Police-make-five-arrests-pro-choice-anti-abortion-protesters-squared-NYC.html | $0 |
August 6, 2022 | Denver | Colorado | Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Gunshots fired at church | https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251996/gunshots-target-denver-area-catholic-church | No | None found | $75,000 |
August 8, 2022 | Denver | Colorado | Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Gunshots fired at church | https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251996/gunshots-target-denver-area-catholic-church | No | None found | $0 |
August 10, 2022 | Washington | District of Columbia | St. Anthony of Padua | Statue destroyed, garden ransacked | https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/252067/man-arrested-for-burglary-property-destruction-at-catholic-school-in-dc | Yes | https://www.ncregister.com/cna/man-arrested-for-burglary-property-destruction-at-catholic-school-in-dc | $30,000 |
August 16, 2022 | Washington | District of Columbia | St. Anthony of Padua | Statues desecrated | https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/252067/man-arrested-for-burglary-property-destruction-at-catholic-school-in-dc | Yes | https://www.ncregister.com/cna/man-arrested-for-burglary-property-destruction-at-catholic-school-in-dc | $0 |
August 17, 2022 | Evansville | Indiana | St. Mary | Windows smashed | https://www.14news.com/2022/08/19/evansville-church-hit-by-vandals/ | No | None found | $15,000 |
August 19, 2022 | Glens Falls | New York | St. Mary | Pro-life memorial damaged; statues graffitied | https://poststar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/st-marys-church-statues-shed-tent-vandalized/article_81be5a9a-2485-11ed-97cc-4762d336f69a.html | Yes | https://poststar.com/news/local/man-arrested-in-connection-with-church-vandalism/article_f82bfb06-44d3-11ed-8103-03ca00c8030f.html | $5,000 |
August 21, 2022 | Weston | West Virginia | St. Bernard | Man and woman break into church; nothing stolen | https://www.wboy.com/news/lewis/lewis-county-sheriffs-office-offering-reward-after-church-break-in/ | Yes | https://www.wboy.com/news/lewis/lewis-county-sheriffs-office-offering-reward-after-church-break-in/ | $0 |
August 23, 2022 | Palatine | Illinois | St. Theresa | Swastika graffiti | Reported to CV | No | None found | $2,500 |
August 29, 2022 | Houston | Texas | St. Michael the Archangel | Windows smashed | Reported to CV | No | None found | $5,000 |
August 30, 2022 | Gibbsboro | New Jersey | St. Andrew the Apostle | Our Lady of Fatima statue stolen | https://tdpelmedia.com/pastor-of-catholic-church-new-jersey-pray-our-lady-of-fatima-stolen-statue-is-returned-before-sept-8-celebration-of-marys-nativity | Yes | https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/252233/our-lady-of-fatima-statue-stolen-from-catholic-church-in-nj-found-arrest-made | $0 |
September 10, 2022 | Santa Rosa | California | Chancery of the Diocese of Santa Rosa | BLM, atheist, anarchist graffiti | Reported to CV | | | $20,000 |
September 16, 2022 | Sauk Centre | Minnesota | Our Lady of the Angels | Extensive damage; suspects arrested | https://www.kikvradio.com/church-vandalized-in-sauk-centre-2-arrested/ | Yes | https://www.fox9.com/news/very-intoxicated-man-admits-to-vandalism-at-sauk-centre-church | $20,000 |
September 18, 2022 | Palo Alto | California | St. Thomas Aquinas Pastoral Center | Racist graffiti | https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/vandalism-at-catholic-church-office-in-palo-alto-dubbed-as-hate-crime/ | No | None found | $10,000 |
September 21, 2022 | Bethlehem | Pennsylvania | St. Josaphat | Vandalism and theft | https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehighvalley/ukrainian-catholic-church-in-bethlehem-vandalized-again/article_cdef6004-3ad7-11ed-808e-afdeda02f6c4.html | No | None found | $0 |
September 19, 2022 | Detroit | Michigan | St. Hyacinth | Theft of various items, damage to building | https://www.wxyz.com/news/detroit-church-robbed-of-donations-set-to-be-raffled-during-fundraiser | No | None found | $10,000 |
September 24, 2022 | New York | New York | St. Patrick's Cathedral | Pro-abortion extremists shout obscenities | https://mobile.twitter.com/mrandyngo/status/1574563147633008664?s=12 | No | None found | $0 |
September 25, 2022 | Arcata | California | St. Mary | BLM graffiti | https://www.times-standard.com/2022/09/28/4-humboldt-county-churches-report-vandalization/ | No | None found | $5,000 |
October 3, 2022 | Queens | New York | Mary's Nativity / St. Ann | Man smashes Mary statue and runs over sign | https://netny.tv/episodes/currents/man-charged-with-hate-crimes-following-vandalism-arrest-at-catholic-church-in-flushing/ | Yes | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhwhBM44s1Q | $10,000 |
October 5, 2022 | Tulsa | Oklahoma | Holy Family Cathedral | Attack on employee and attempted arson | https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/252480/police-man-attacked-tulsa-cathedral-attendant-with-sword-tried-to-set-building-on-fire | Yes | https://thecatholicspirit.com/news/nation-and-world/man-arrested-for-allegedly-attacking-tulsa-okla-cathedral-employee/ | $25,000 |
October 9, 2022 | Lansing | Michigan | Church of the Resurrection | Threatening and lewd pro-abortion graffiti | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PStQg_NdLIk | No | None found | $25,000 |
October 9, 2022 | Huntington | West Virginia | Our Lady of Fatima | Flags removed from pro-life memorial | https://www.detroitcatholic.com/news/after-pro-life-flags-stolen-students-pray-install-new-ones | | | $100 |
October 17, 2022 | Watsonville | California | St. Patrick | Church set on fire by arsonist | https://www.ksbw.com/article/watsonvilles-st-patricks-catholic-church-was-arson-church-alleges/41691317 | Yes | https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2022/10/18/suspected-arsonist-in-watsonville-church-fire-arrested/ | $100,000 |
October 23, 2022 | El Paso | Texas | St. Stephen, Deacon & Martyr | Man attempts to engrave graffiti on glass doors | https://www.ktsm.com/news/police-looking-for-man-who-vandalized-east-side-church-damaging-glass-doors/ | No | None found | $3,000 |
October 23, 2022 | Reva | South Dakota | Our Lady of the Prairie | "Almost everything", including the tabernacle, stolen | https://www.blackhillsfox.com/2022/11/01/rural-south-dakota-catholic-church-vandalized/ | No | None found | $100,000 |
October 25, 2022 | Colusa | California | Our Lady of Lourdes | Altar ransacked | https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/colusa-church-vandalized-possibly-targeting-catholic-community/ | Yes | https://www.foxnews.com/us/california-man-arrested-for-vandalizing-catholic-church | $10,000 |
October 28, 2022 | New York | New York | St. Patrick's Cathedral | Man throws wrench through Cardinal Dolan's residence glass doors | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzLBjKzoOn0 | Yes | https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/252789/arrest-made-in-vandalism-of-cardinal-dolan-s-residence-at-st-patrick-s-cathedral-in-nyc | $5,000 |
October 29, 2022 | New York | New York | Archdiocese of New York | Man throws rock through glass at archdiocesan offices | https://wfin.com/fox-political-news/suspect-accused-of-vandalizing-ny-churches-released-thanks-to-cashless-bail/ | Yes | https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/252789/arrest-made-in-vandalism-of-cardinal-dolan-s-residence-at-st-patrick-s-cathedral-in-nyc | $5,000 |
October 30, 2022 | Mountlake Terrace | Washington | St. Pius X | Satanic graffiti | https://mltnews.com/st-pius-x-church-vandalized-with-graffiti-early-sunday/ | No | None found | $2,500 |
October 30, 2022 | Washington | District of Columbia | St. Stephen the Martyr | Red substance splashed on Blessed Mother statue | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUfDzPdpj74 | No | None found | $1,500 |
October 30, 2022 | Greensboro | North Carolina | Our Lady of Grace | Blessed Mother statue defaced | Reported to CV | | | $2,500 |
October 31, 2022 | Rochester | Minnesota | Calvary Cemetery | Graves and columbarium spray-prainted with Satanic graffiti | https://www.kaaltv.com/news/local-news/calvary-cemetery-in-rochester-vandalized-halloween-night/ | No | None found | $10,000 |
November 1, 2022 | Stanford | California | Memorial Church | Sacramental wine spilled at back of church | https://stanfordreview.org/stanford-silent-about-anti-catholic-incidents/ | | | $0 |
November 1, 2022 | Lansing | Michigan | Church of the Resurrection | Man attempts to knock over anti-Proposal 3 sign | https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=853809792307305 | No | | $0 |
November 21, 2022 | Kenosha | Wisconsin | St. Peter | Divine Mercy image spray-painted in unknown language | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/monument-at-kenosha-catholic-church-defaced-police-investigating/article_ba977618-69da-11ed-81f5-8fe1ca404870.html | No | None found | $5,000 |
November 23, 2022 | Eagle River | Alaska | St. Andrew | Vulgar graffiti | https://alaskawatchman.com/2022/11/25/eagle-river-church-vandalized-again-with-painted-phallic-symbols | | | $5,000 |
November 26, 2022 | Weston | West Virginia | St. Bernard | $2,000 of damage to window (third attack this year on this church) | https://www.wdtv.com/2022/11/28/112-year-old-lewis-county-church-vandalized-again/ | | | $2,000 |
December 3, 2022 | Omaha | Nebraska | St. John Paul II Newman Center | Note threatening violence taped to door | https://www.wowt.com/2022/12/03/uno-police-respond-after-threatening-note-found-church/ | | | $0 |
December 10, 2022 | Downingtown | Pennsylvania | St. Joseph | Multiple statues damaged or destroyed | https://6abc.com/downingtown-pa-church-vandalized-saint-josephs-catholic-chester-county-pennsylvania/12560628/ | | | $1,000 |
December 12, 2023 | Edinburgh | Indiana | Holy Trinity | Nativity scene stolen | https://www.archindy.org/criterion/local/2023/12-08/nativity.html | | | |
December 24, 2022 | Tybee Island | Georgia | St. Michael's | Statues stolen from Nativity scene | https://www.wjcl.com/article/tybee-island-nativity-statues-stolen/42286850 | | | $11,000 |
December 24, 2022 | San Francisco | California | Star of the Sea | Man doused facade with paint and threatened pastor | Reported to CV | | | $5,000 |
December 25, 2022 | Scranton | Pennsylvania | St. Peter's Cathedral | "666" carved on church doors on Christmas Day | Cathedral of Saint Peter vandalized on Christmas - YouTube | Yes | https://www.timesleader.com/news/1593850/police-seek-help-identifying-cathedral-damage-suspect | $3,000 |
December 25, 2022 | Escondido | California | St. Mary's | Man breaks in to church and damages statue of Mary | https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/253339/california-church-vandalized-three-times-since-christmas-suspect-apprehended | Yes | https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/253339/california-church-vandalized-three-times-since-christmas-suspect-apprehended | $40,000 |
December 25, 2022 | San Francisco | California | Star of the Sea | "We Hate God" graffitied on doors | Reported to CV | | | $5,000 |
December 30, 2022 | Grand Island | Nebraska | Blessed Sacrament | Brick thrown through window | https://nebraska.tv/news/local/church-window-vandalized-in-grand-island-blessed-sacrament-catholic-church | Yes | https://nebraska.tv/news/local/woman-arrested-for-church-vandalism-blessed-sacrament-catholic-church-grand-island | $5,000 |
January 5, 2023 | Subiaco | Arkansas | Subiaco Abbey | Man breaks through altar and steals reliquaries; attempts to destroy tabernacle | https://www.countrymonks.org/news/damage-to-our-altar | Yes | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/jan/07/subiaco-abbey-church-desecration-leads-to-mans/?news-arkansas | $100,000 |
January 5, 2023 | Queens | New York | St. Nicholas of Tolentine | Vandals destroy Nativity scene | https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=Ot5FiF_FlbU | | | $5,000 |
January 8, 2023 | Fort Worth | Texas | All Saints | Vandal destroys Blessed Mother statue | https://fortworthreport.org/2023/07/10/this-is-a-big-deal-two-deacons-replace-vandalized-virgin-mary-statue/ | | | |
January 9, 2023 | Escondido | California | St. Mary's | Same man damages different statue of Mary | https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/253339/california-church-vandalized-three-times-since-christmas-suspect-apprehended | Yes | https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/253339/california-church-vandalized-three-times-since-christmas-suspect-apprehended | |
January 10, 2023 | Escondido | California | St. Mary's | Same man throws object through windows | https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/253339/california-church-vandalized-three-times-since-christmas-suspect-apprehended | Yes | https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/253339/california-church-vandalized-three-times-since-christmas-suspect-apprehended | |
January 13, 2023 | Woodbury | New Jersey | Holy Angels | Man sets cross on fire | https://www.fox29.com/news/man-in-custody-after-several-camden-county-and-gloucester-county-churches-vandalized-police-say | Yes | https://www.fox29.com/news/man-in-custody-after-several-camden-county-and-gloucester-county-churches-vandalized-police-say | $5,000 |
January 13, 2023 | Runnemede | New Jersey | Holy Child | Man attempts to throw brick through window | https://www.fox29.com/news/man-in-custody-after-several-camden-county-and-gloucester-county-churches-vandalized-police-say | Yes | https://www.fox29.com/news/man-in-custody-after-several-camden-county-and-gloucester-county-churches-vandalized-police-say | $0 |
January 13, 2023 | Blackwood | New Jersey | St. Agnes | Man throws brick through window then sets flagpole on fire | https://www.fox29.com/news/man-in-custody-after-several-camden-county-and-gloucester-county-churches-vandalized-police-say | Yes | https://www.fox29.com/news/man-in-custody-after-several-camden-county-and-gloucester-county-churches-vandalized-police-say | $7,500 |
January 16, 2023 | Billings | Montana | St. Patrick's Co-Cathedral | Nativity scene destroyed | https://www.ktvq.com/news/crime-watch/the-wise-men-were-all-decapitated-st-patrick-co-cathedral-outdoor-nativity-scene-vandalized | | | $5,000 |
January 16, 2023 | Billings | Montana | Mary Queen of Peace | Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe image defaced | https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qyhQCW8HCJ4 | | | $12,300 |
January 20, 2023 | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | St. Rosalia | Memorial to aborted babies defaced | https://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2023/01/20/st-rosalia-church-unborn-child-monument-greenfield-church-zubik-vandalism/stories/202301200099 | | | $3,000 |
January 20, 2023 | Marathon | Florida | San Pablo | Baby Jesus figure stolen from Nativity scene; two statues destroyed | https://cbs12.com/news/local/baby-jesus-stolen-san-pablo-cathloic-church-marathon-florida-nativity-scene-florida-keys | | | $5,000 |
January 20, 2023 | Ironton | Ohio | Our Lady of Fatima | Three statues stolen | https://www.irontontribune.com/2023/02/08/statues-stolen-from-fatima-shrine-returned-to-church/ | | | $0 |
January 20, 2023 | Cincinnati | Ohio | St. Boniface | Doors graffitied | https://local12.com/news/local/two-cincinnati-churches-hit-by-vandalism-break-ins-over-last-week-vandals-thieves-burglary-refrigerator-food-emptied-kitchen-items-stolen-southern-baptist-church-reading-road-avondale-graffiti-front-doors-st-boniface-roman-catholic-cincinnati-ohio | | | $5,000 |
January 24, 2023 | Fargo | North Dakota | Cathedral of St. Mary | Woman smashes Jesus statue | https://nypost.com/2023/01/26/topless-woman-smashes-jesus-statue-in-north-dakota-cathedral-cops/ | Yes | https://nypost.com/2023/01/26/topless-woman-smashes-jesus-statue-in-north-dakota-cathedral-cops/ | $11,500 |
January 25, 2023 | Fall River | Massachusetts | Good Shepherd | Man pours bleach on Mary statue and destroys baby Jesus statue | https://turnto10.com/news/local/vandals-hit-good-shepherd-church-fall-river-massachusetts-infant-jesus-blessed-mother-statue-january-25-2023 | | | $5,000 |
January 26, 2023 | Riverview | Florida | St. Stephen | Pro-life banners defaced with pro-abortion graffiti | https://www.lifenews.com/2023/01/30/abortion-activists-vandalize-catholic-churchs-pro-life-banners/ | | | $500 |
January 29, 2023 | Atchison | Kansas | St. Benedict's Abbey | Vestments damaged; crucifix and candle stolen | Reported to CV | | | $5,000 |
January 29, 2023 | Canton | New York | St. Mary's | Three 100-year-old statues stolen, later found damaged | https://www.wwnytv.com/2023/02/28/statues-stolen-canton-church-found-damaged/ | | | $0 |
February 1, 2023 | Manistee | Michigan | St. Joseph | Unspecified vandalism | https://www.manisteenews.com/news/article/manistee-tallies-8-b-e-vandalism-incidents-done-17823221.php | | | $0 |
February 10, 2023 | Darnestown | Maryland | Our Lady of the Visitation | Blessed Mother statue stolen | https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/virgin-mary-statue-stolen-from-maryland-church/3283595/ | | | $2,500 |
February 19, 2023 | Pensacola | Florida | St. John's | Mary statue vandalized | Reported to CV | | | $2,500 |
February 19, 2023 | Hobbs | New Mexico | St. Helena | Unidentified graffiti spray-painted | https://www.hobbsnews.com/2023/03/01/hobbs-businesses-hit-with-graffiti/ | | | $1,000 |
March 3, 2023 | Louisville | Kentucky | St. Joseph | "TRANS PWR" graffitied on church after passage of bill in legislature | https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/louisville-catholic-church-hit-trans-230243687.html | | | $5,000 |
March 11, 2023 | Ledyard | Connecticut | Our Lady of Lourdes | Man defaces church by breaking windows, writing on walls | https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/ledyard-police-catholic-church-vandal-17834163.php | Yes | https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/our-lady-lourdes-church-ledyard-hate-crime-17916985.php | $12,000 |
March 21, 2023 | Metairie | Louisiana | St. Edward the Confessor | Registered sex offender knocks over Blessed Mother statue | https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/paul-laborde-st-edward-the-confessor-church-mary-statue-metairie/article_ea1f2bc0-e60c-11ed-9f8c-8f5a651152ea.html | Yes | | $4,000 |
March 22, 2023 | Metairie | Louisiana | St. Edward the Confessor | Same man knocks over Blessed Mother statue again plus one more | https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/paul-laborde-st-edward-the-confessor-church-mary-statue-metairie/article_ea1f2bc0-e60c-11ed-9f8c-8f5a651152ea.html | Yes | | $0 |
March 23, 2023 | Omaha | Nebraska | St. Mary | Stained glass windows smashed | https://www.wowt.com/2023/03/24/vandals-bust-several-windows-south-omaha-neighborhood/ | | | $40,000 |
March 1, 2023 | Omaha | Nebraska | Catholic Charities | Windows smashed | https://www.wowt.com/2023/05/12/omaha-police-arrest-suspect-vandalism-spree/ | | | $5,000 |
March 23, 2023 | Queens | New York | Holy Family | Three men caught on camera destroying statue | https://abc7ny.com/nyc-crime-queens-church-angel-destroyed-concrete/13014895/ | | | $500 |
March 26, 2023 | Hacienda Heights | California | Residence of the late Bishop David O'Connell | Tabernacle stolen from private chapel of murdered bishop | https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/253985/tabernacle-stolen-from-murdered-bishop-david-o-connell-s-residence | | | $10,000 |
March 31, 2023 | Syracuse | Nebraska | St. Paulinus | Altar desecrated, sanctuary ransacked | https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/254013/another-act-of-vandalism-nebraska-catholic-churchs-altar-flipped-over-statue-destroyed | https://www.klkntv.com/deputies-make-arrest-in-southeast-nebraska-church-vandalism/ | | $5,000 |
April 1, 2023 | Corona | California | Corpus Christi | Our Lady of Guadalupe statue destroyed | https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/254042/statue-of-mary-smashed-at-california-catholic-church | | | $5,000 |
April 10, 2023 | Johnstown | Pennsylvania | St. Clare of Assisi | "Hippocrites" [sic] and atheist graffiti | https://wjactv.com/news/local/jpd-investigating-vandalism-at-johnstown-church | | | $2,500 |
April 16, 2023 | Churubusco | New York | Immaculate Heart of Mary | Three men ransack church | https://www.pressrepublican.com/news/immaculate-heart-of-mary-church-in-churubusco-vandalized/article_bb10322e-f012-11ed-8426-27669200ed33.html | Yes | | $10,000 |
April 23, 2023 | Tybee Island | Georgia | St. Michael | Statue destroyed by marauding college students | https://www.savannahnow.com/story/news/2023/04/24/orange-crush-festival-2023-tybee-island-savannah-ga/70139670007/ | | | |
April 24, 2023 | Metairie | Louisiana | St. Edward the Confessor | Man damages three statues | https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/paul-laborde-st-edward-the-confessor-church-mary-statue-metairie/article_ea1f2bc0-e60c-11ed-9f8c-8f5a651152ea.html | Yes | https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/paul-laborde-st-edward-the-confessor-church-mary-statue-metairie/article_ea1f2bc0-e60c-11ed-9f8c-8f5a651152ea.html | $0 |
April 24, 2023 | Denver | Colorado | St. Catherine of Siena | Antique Belgian statue of the Blessed Mother destroyed | Reported to CV | | | $15,000 |
May 2, 2023 | Seattle | Washington | Chapel of St. Ignatius | Church ransacked | https://komonews.com/news/local/seattle-university-chapel-vandalized-crime-furniture-capitol-hill-books-inscriptions-catholic-jesuit-religious-st-ignatius-church-jewish-temple-flyers-edmonds-kirkland-campus-ministry-police-investigation-fbi-congregants-cars-hate | | | $30,000 |
May 2, 2023 | Brooklyn | New York | Catholic Charities of Brooklyn & Queens | Two men throw brick through windows | https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2023/05/09/whats-news-breaking-tuesday-may-9-2023/ | | | $2,000 |
May 13, 2023 | Cincinnati | Ohio | Chapel of Good Samaritan Hospital | Woman defecates on altar of chapel in Catholic hospital | https://www.fox19.com/2023/05/16/woman-accused-defecating-inside-tri-state-hospital-chapel/ | Yes | https://www.fox19.com/2023/05/16/woman-accused-defecating-inside-tri-state-hospital-chapel/ | $500 |
May 14, 2023 | Goose Creek | South Carolina | Immaculate Conception | Mary statues smashed on Mother's Day | https://www.counton2.com/news/local-news/berkeley-county-news/several-statues-of-mary-vandalized-at-goose-creek-catholic-church/ | | | $5,000 |
May 24, 2023 | Des Plaines | Illinois | Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe | Outdoor shrine set on fire; suspected arsonist arrested | https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2023/5/23/23735121/suspected-arson-causes-significant-damage-to-shrine-of-our-lady-of-guadalupe-in-des-plaines | Yes | https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2023/5/23/23735121/suspected-arson-causes-significant-damage-to-shrine-of-our-lady-of-guadalupe-in-des-plaines | $78,000 |
May 28, 2023 | Bay Village | Ohio | St. Raphael | Man hijacks Mass, speaks hateful rhetoric from pulpit | Reported to CV | | | $0 |
May 28, 2023 | Martin | South Dakota | Our Lady of the Sacred Heart | Our Lady of Fatima statue and bench thrown down ravine | Reported to CV | | | $1,000 |
June 2, 2023 | Cincinnati | Ohio | Immaculate Heart of Mary | Sacred Heart of Jesus statue vandalized | Reported to CV | | | $2,000 |
June 5, 2023 | Queens | New York | St. Joseph | Man throws consecrated hosts on floor, ransacks church | https://nypost.com/2023/06/07/crazed-vandal-wrecks-pope-francis-photo-dresses-up-in-priest-robes-at-nyc-church-report/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=user%2FNYPost | Yes | | $5,000 |
June 10, 2023 | Miami | Florida | St. Timothy | "Pigs", "perverts" graffitied; church and school ransacked | https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/woman-arrested-after-miami-dade-catholic-school-vandalized-with-graffiti-overnight/3051748/ | Yes | https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/woman-arrested-after-miami-dade-catholic-school-vandalized-with-graffiti-overnight/3051748/ | $20,000.00 |
June 16, 2023 | Denver | Colorado | Annunciation Church & School | Satanic graffiti | https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/254844/two-more-anti-catholic-attacks-church-in-el-paso-and-school-in-denver-vandalized | | | $2,500 |
June 18, 2023 | Wickliffe | Ohio | Our Lady of Mount Carmel | Stations of the Cross grotto vandalized | https://www.news-herald.com/2023/06/28/euclid-man-charged-with-vandalism-at-our-lady-of-mount-carmel-church-in-wickliffe/ | Yes | https://www.cleveland19.com/2023/06/26/euclid-man-admits-vandalizing-wickliffe-church-police-say/ | $5,000 |
June 21, 2023 | Coos Bay | Oregon | St. Monica | Mary statue vandalized | Reported to CV | | | $1,000 |
June 28, 2023 | Buffalo | New York | St. Rose of Lima | Man kicks over Blessed Mother statue | https://www.christianpost.com/news/man-charged-with-hate-crime-after-toppling-virgin-mary-statue.html | Yes | | $1,000 |
June 28, 2023 | Johnstown | Pennsylvania | St. Clement | Pavilion vandalized | https://www.tribdem.com/news/local_news/st-clement-pavilion-vandalized-police-say/article_eb95f426-1fea-11ee-8135-6fb2dc2c7ceb.html | | | $10,000 |
June 30, 2023 | Silverado | California | Santiago Retreat Center | Newly dedicated cross at Catholic retreat center cut down | https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/oc-christian-retreat-centers-wooden-cross-sawed-in-half-by-vandal/ | | | $500 |
July 8, 2023 | Queens | New York | St. Joseph | Man disrupts youth choir practice | https://thetablet.org/arrests-made-saturday-in-two-incidents-at-catholic-churches-in-brooklyn-and-queens/ | Yes | | $0 |
July 8, 2023 | Brooklyn | New York | Resurrection Church | Man spray-paints "fake" on Blessed Mother statue | https://nypost.com/2023/07/08/vandal-nabbed-for-spray-painting-statue-at-brooklyn-church/ | Yes | | $1,000 |
July 11, 2023 | Westfield | New Jersey | Holy Trinity | Statues knocked over | https://www.wwlp.com/news/local-news/hampden-county/holy-trinity-church-shrine-in-westfield-vandalized-statues-knocked-over/ | | | $0 |
July 13, 2023 | Melville | Louisiana | St. John the Evangelist
| Priest attacked with machete | https://www.klfy.com/local/st-landry-parish/melville-priest-attacked-with-machete-suspect-in-custody/ | Yes | | $0 |
July 15, 2023 | New York | New York | Our Lady of the Rosary / St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Shrine | Man wearing priestly vestments smashes crucifix | https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/254816/man-reportedly-vandalizes-elizabeth-ann-seton-shrine-at-manhattan-parish | Yes | | $5,000 |
July 17, 2023 | El Paso | Texas | Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church | Crosses turned upside down, 666 spray-painted, chrism oil dumped | https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/northeast-el-paso-texas-church-vandalized-police-and-catholic-diocese-of-investigating-10000-pheasant-road | Yes | Police arrest man accused of vandalizing El Paso Catholic church | Catholic News Agency | $4,000 |
July 18, 2023 | Elmdale | Minnesota | St. Edward | Arson causes extensive damage | https://kstp.com/kstp-news/local-news/12-year-old-being-investigated-following-elmdale-church-fire/ | Yes | | $100,000 |
July 22, 2023 | Minneapolis | Minnesota | St. Charles Borromeo | School ransacked; 700+ man hours required to clean up | https://tennesseestar.com/news/minnesota-catholic-church-school-vandalized-in-separate-incidents/admin/2023/08/04/ | | | $25,000 |
July 25, 2023 | Duluth | Minnesota | St. Mary Star of the Sea | Altar damaged and Mary statue destroyed | https://www.fox21online.com/2023/07/25/statue-of-mary-destroyed-during-break-in-at-duluth-church/ | Yes | | $20,000 |
July 29, 2023 | Ogdensburg | New York | Notre Dame | Rocks and a baseball thrown through stained glass windows | https://www.nny360.com/ogdensburg-church-s-famed-horwood-stained-glass-vandalized/article_f3e54842-953a-5f74-a303-7d44c05f304b.html | | | $35,000 |
August 1, 2023 | Albuquerque | New Mexico | St. Anne's | Blessed Mother statue stolen | https://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/national-news/virgin-mary-statue-stolen-from-new-mexico-church/ | | | $2,000 |
August 6, 2023 | Staten Island | New York | Sacred Heart | Man pleads guilty to hate crime after threatening priest | https://www.silive.com/crime-safety/2023/09/man-pleads-to-hate-crime-in-scary-encounter-with-priest-at-staten-island-church.html | Yes | | $0 |
August 12, 2023 | Willoughby | Ohio | Immaculate Conception | Altar ransacked; attempted arson | https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/painesville-man-arrested-for-breaking-into-willoughby-church-damaging-altar-and-attempting-to-set-a-fire | Yes | | $15,000 |
August 23, 2023 | Grand Blanc | Michigan | Holy Family | Church ransacked by vandals; sacred objects desecrated | https://www.abc12.com/news/crime/vandals-damage-sacred-symbols-in-holy-family-catholic-church/article_8a3dee10-41e9-11ee-b597-4f51985e8430.html | | | $20,000 |
August 31, 2023 | Salem | Oregon | St. Joseph | Arson causes serious damage | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2023/08/31/salem-overnight-fire-damages-st-josephs-catholic-church-downtown/70726723007/ | Yes | | $1,000,000 |
September 1, 2023 | Lewiston | Maine | Basilica of Sts. Peter & Paul | Woman throws rocks through windows | https://wgme.com/news/local/three-catholic-churches-lewiston-vandalized-last-weeks-hate-crime-statues-parish-virgin-mary-lamb | | | $5,000 |
September 2, 2023 | Verona | New Jersey | Our Lady of Lake | Man smashes Jesus statue with hammer then turns self in | https://nj1015.com/verona-our-lady-of-the-lake-church-statue-smashed-hammer/ | Yes | | $1,500 |
September 3, 2023 | El Campo | Texas | St. Robert Bellarmine | Tabernacle stolen | https://www.crossroadstoday.com/news/tabernacle-stolen-from-st-roberts-catholic-church-in-el-campo/article_f71c0c68-4c0e-11ee-9b8a-5fa567cdcf1f.html | No | | $30,000 |
September 4, 2023 | Santa Clarita | California | Our Lady of Perpetual Help | School ransacked; fires set | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNodN8pgmQU | | | $50,000 |
September 10, 2023 | Lewiston | Maine | Holy Family | Two statues from Fatima scene smashed | https://wgme.com/news/local/three-catholic-churches-lewiston-vandalized-last-weeks-hate-crime-statues-parish-virgin-mary-lamb | | | $3,000 |
September 12, 2023 | Lockport | Louisiana | Holy Savior Catholic School | Jesus statue beheaded | https://www.fox8live.com/2023/09/14/jesus-statue-beheaded-louisiana-catholic-school-vandalism-suspect-sought/ | No | | $2,000 |
September 16, 2023 | Grand Blanc | Michigan | Holy Family | Church vandalized for the second time in a month | https://twitter.com/joeinblack/status/1703172156933161172 | | | $2,000 |
September 16, 2023 | Lewiston | Maine | Holy Family | Remaining statues from Fatima scene stolen | https://wgme.com/news/local/three-catholic-churches-lewiston-vandalized-last-weeks-hate-crime-statues-parish-virgin-mary-lamb | | | $2,000 |
September 24, 2023 | Yokuts Valley | California | St. Rita Indian Mission | Tabernacle containing consecrated hosts stolen from rural mission | Thief runs off with stolen tabernacle and sacred elements from Yokuts Valley church - YouTube | | | $10,000 |
September 30, 2023 | Elmhurst | Illinois | Mary Queen of Heaven | Pro-life memorial dismantled | https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/elmhurst-churchs-pro-life-display-vandalized-cops | | | $1,000 |
October 1, 2023 | Cincinnati | Ohio | St. Monica & St. George | Large Vote No on Issue 1 sign (about abortion ballot initiative) thrown in dumpster | https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/oct/31/vandals-steal-deface-no-issue-1-signs-catholic-chu/ | | | $100 |
October 1, 2023 | Cincinnati | Ohio | Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter in Chains | Vote No on Issue 1 signs (about abortion ballot initiative) stolen, fence vandalized | https://www.thecatholictelegraph.com/more-than-a-dozen-vandalism-and-theft-reports-of-issue-1-signs/93956 | | | $500 |
October 1, 2023 | Oxford | Ohio | St. Mary's | Large 8x8 ft and 4x4 ft Vote No on Issue 1 signs (about abortion ballot initiative) destroyed; new signs being stolen multiple times per week | https://www.thecatholictelegraph.com/more-than-a-dozen-vandalism-and-theft-reports-of-issue-1-signs/93956 | | | $300 |
October 2, 2023 | Fenton | Missouri | St. Paul | Pro-life memorial defaced | https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/255566/pro-life-display-vandalized-at-st-louis-county-parish | | | $500 |
October 2, 2023 | Madawaska | Maine | St. Thomas Aquinas | Man causes hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage | https://www.wagmtv.com/2023/10/03/incident-st-thomas-aquinas-church-madawaska/ | Yes | | $300,000 |
October 6, 2023 | East Bridgewater | Massachusetts | St. John the Evangelist
| Altar set on fire; two 12-year-olds charged | https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2023/10/08/police-investigate-after-fire-set-at-east-bridgewater-catholic-church/ | Yes | | $20,000 |
October 8, 2023 | Tampa | Florida | St. Mark the Evangelist | Man sets fire to church at 11:30 AM on a Sunday | https://www.fox13news.com/news/hillsborough-county-tampa-church-arson-fire-sheriffs-office-crime-suspect | | | $50,000 |
October 9, 2023 | Broussard | Louisiana | Sacred Heart of Jesus | Sacred Heart of Jesus statue vandalized | https://www.facebook.com/shbroussard.org/posts/pfbid02kUTcFz6cvKV8XtggawjeUSNtqARMY6z9r6ntCoC4wJCDcQa3JQXi8m3ysftmNaEul?__cft__[0]=AZUWsZb0xDhJ6hWhOeOP-H0uD5yzYPaOg5ZaFjmDe-Fna99FMGthd-ZZs0BXOUPBbfalk5Hdsfetsl-cJyhb7Dc2s2GI_XbM3U2os6rOMhcjpGeG0XqxEQ2dFXmyjK57PZy4kbj8uqeXXdhOIan3yIFabt9TiOL2ssK9200EEL7SdSc9zB6SCdLWIQoqHRFiBEY&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R | | | $1,000 |
October 16, 2023 | Bisbee | Arizona | St. Patrick | Cross stolen from tabernacle/altar | https://www.kold.com/2023/10/18/cross-stolen-st-patrick-roman-catholic-parish-bisbee/ | | | $5,000 |
October 18, 2023 | Centerville | Ohio | Incarnation Catholic Church | Pro-life voting sign spray-painted | https://www.thecatholictelegraph.com/more-than-a-dozen-vandalism-and-theft-reports-of-issue-1-signs/93956 | | | $100 |
October 24, 2023 | Boston | Massachusetts | Cathedral of the Holy Cross | Man caught on video attacking crucifix | https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/jesus-crucifixion-statue-vandalized-cathedral-of-holy-cross-boston-massachusetts/ | Yes | https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/jesus-crucifixion-statue-vandalized-cathedral-of-holy-cross-boston-massachusetts/ | $7,500 |
October 29, 2023 | Cincinnati | Ohio | St. Bartholomew | Eight Vote No on Issue 1 signs (about abortion ballot initiative) removed and replaced with Vote Yes signs | https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/oct/31/vandals-steal-deface-no-issue-1-signs-catholic-chu/ | | | $100 |
October 29, 2023 | San Francisco | California | Sts. Peter & Paul | Man steals consecrated host, assaults parishioner, detonates explosives at police | https://sfstandard.com/2023/10/29/san-francisco-police-arrest-man-bombs-priest-attack/ | | | $0 |
October 31, 2023 | Queens | New York | St. Andrew Avellino | 110-year-old Blessed Mother statute damaged | https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/st-andrew-avellino-virgin-mary-statue-vandalized/ | | | $10,000 |
November 1, 2023 | Portland | Oregon | Holy Family | Stained glass doors smashed | https://www.thebeenews.com/news/eastmoreland-s-holy-family-catholic-church-vandalized-on-hallowe-en/article_45958b54-81bf-11ee-bb28-af06891ae962.html | | | $20,000 |
November 1, 2023 | Staten Island | New York | Sacred Heart | St. Francis of Assisi statue decapitated; Jesus statue's hands cut off | https://www.silive.com/crime-safety/2023/11/religious-statues-vandalized-on-staten-island-nypd-is-investigating.html | | | $8,000 |
November 5, 2023 | Stockton | California | Cathedral of the Annunciation | Vandalism at Catholic church in Stockton under investigation as potential hate crime
| https://www.recordnet.com/story/news/crime/2023/11/05/catholic-church-vandalized-before-sunday-masses-in-stockton/71467429007/ | | | $10,000 |
November 11, 2023 | Eagle River | Alaska | St. Andrew | Church spray-painted with phallic symbols for third time in 18 months | https://alaskawatchman.com/2023/11/16/vandal-defiles-eagle-river-church-for-third-time-in-18-months/ | | | $5,000 |
November 22, 2023 | Irwindale | California | Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission | Century-old mission church ransacked | https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-11-27/our-lady-of-guadalupe-catholic-mission-is-vandalized-ransacked-in-irwindale | Yes | | $5,000 |
November 29, 2023 | Indianapolis | Indiana | St. Mary | St. Joseph statue destroyed | https://www.wishtv.com/news/crime-watch-8/shattered-statue-leads-indianapolis-church-to-call-for-prayers-and-police/ | | | $5,000 |
December 10, 2023 | Fort Calhoun | Nebraska | St. John the Baptist | Priest stabbed to death in parish rectory | https://catholicvote.org/priest-killed-in-100th-attack-on-catholic-church-this-year/ | Yes | | $0 |
December 11, 2023 | Louisville | Kentucky | Our Lady of Mount Carmel | Man spray-paints Blessed Mother statue | https://www.wave3.com/2024/01/08/statue-vandalized-second-time-30-days-outside-church/ | Yes | | $1,100 |
December 15, 2023 | San Antonio | Texas | St. Matthew | Man makes terroristic threat towards church | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/man-accused-terroristic-threat-towards-catholic-church/273-32783f89-c1aa-4912-83d1-afe1b2a94245 | | | $0 |
December 22, 2023 | Sebree | Kentucky | St. Michael's | Man assaults priest during Mass | https://www.wkyt.com/2023/12/27/sheriff-man-underwear-walks-into-church-service-strangles-priest/ | Yes | | $0 |
December 24, 2023 | Greensboro | North Carolina | Our Lady of Grace | Vandalism on Christmas Eve | https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/crime/greensboro-church-vandalized-christmas-eve-our-lady-of-grace/83-4b807658-c6ff-4f36-82fe-5012f33dcc2d | | | |
December 25, 2023 | Benton Harbor | Michigan | Ss. John & Bernard | Blessed Mother statue destroyed on Christmas | Reported to CV | | | $2,000 |
January 7, 2024 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | Our Lady of Lourdes | Nativity scene destroyed | https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/nativity-scene-vandalized-at-overbrook-church-someone-is-hurting-worse-than-we-are/ | | | $5,000 |
January 8, 2024 | Louisville | Kentucky | Our Lady of Mount Carmel | Man spray-paints Blessed Mother statue for second time in 30 days | https://www.wave3.com/2024/01/08/statue-vandalized-second-time-30-days-outside-church/ | | | $1,100 |
January 16, 2024 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | Basilica of Sts. Peter & Paul | Pro-life display vandalized | Reported to CV | | | $1,000 |
January 27, 2024 | Brooklyn | New York | St. Columba's | Four vandals damage cross & window, attempt to break in | https://nypost.com/2024/02/07/metro/goth-vandals-seen-in-bizarre-footage-damaging-nyc-churchs-crucifix-stained-glass-window/ | | | $1,000 |
January 30, 2024 | San Francisco | California | St. Augustine | Man fires 18 bullets at Catholic church | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDEfLeWCMUk | Yes | | $20,000 |
February 7, 2024 | Lincoln | Nebraska | Catholic Social Services of Southern Nebraska | Man hurls five-foot tall Blessed Mother statue into dumpster | https://klin.com/2024/02/09/statue-of-virgin-mary-vandalized-at-catholic-social-services-building/ | | | $500 |
February 9, 2024 | Queens | New York | St. Rita's | Man throws traffic cone through stained glass window | https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/st-ritas-church-window-smashed-queens-long-island-city/ | | | $10,000 |
February 15, 2024 | Washington | District of Columbia | Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception | Blessed Mother statue smashed with hammer | https://www.oursundayvisitor.com/statue-of-the-virgin-mary-vandalized-at-national-shrine/ | | | $2,500 |
February 15, 2024 | New York | New York | St. Patrick's Cathedral | Transgender activists deceive cathedral into holding funeral in which they blasphemed and desecrated the cathedral | https://catholicvote.org/st-patricks-cathedral-scandal/ | | | |
February 19, 2024 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | National Shrine of St. John Neumann | Bricks and rocks thrown through stained glass windows | https://catholicreview.org/national-shrine-of-a-beloved-philadelphia-saint-vandalized/ | Yes | https://www.audacy.com/kywnewsradio/news/local/man-arrested-vandalism-spree-philadelphia-historic-churches | $20,000 |
February 21, 2024 | New York | New York | Immaculate Conception | Man topples Jesus statue in rampage | https://nypost.com/2024/02/21/us-news/unhinged-man-trashes-jesus-statue-in-violent-outburst-after-hes-caught-sleeping-in-nyc-catholic-church/ | | | $3,000 |
February 28, 2024 | Portland | Oregon | The Grotto Monastery | Man ransacks monastery | https://www.koin.com/news/portland/man-accused-of-breaking-in-vandalizing-catholic-sanctuary-the-grotto/ | Yes | https://www.koin.com/news/portland/man-accused-of-breaking-in-vandalizing-catholic-sanctuary-the-grotto/ | |
March 3, 2024 | Omaha | Nebraska | St. Frances Cabrini | Woman breaks in to and ransacks church rectory, barricades herself inside | https://www.wowt.com/2024/03/03/masses-canceled-omaha-church-after-reported-break-in-rectory/ | Yes | | |
March 3, 2024 | New York | New York | St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Parish | Multiple intruders ransack rectory and church office | https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/257001/uptick-in-attacks-on-catholic-parishes-reveals-hostility-to-faith-religious-liberty | | | |