The masked vandal desecrated the altar by trying to rip off the cloth, as well as kicking down six antique candle holders from the ... of holiest symbols in the Catholic religion, and was roped ...

But the first person to arrive at St. Mary's Catholic Church after ... and mud-splattered pews: a candle representing the presence of Christ remained lit at the altar. "I turned and I looked ...

A Virginia Catholic ... main altar at St. Peter's Basilica and knocked over a 19th-century candelabra. On X, videos of the incident show the individual throwing what appears to be candlesticks ...

Police say surveillance video shows a man lighting an explosive on an altar and trying to burn down a chapel next to a Roman Catholic Church ... it broke glass candle holders.

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Footage shows an individual jumping on to the altar, removing a cloth and kicking over the six golden candle holders. Matteo Bruni, the director of the Holy See Press Office, told the ANSA news ...

The pastor of a Catholic church in Syracuse ... Heart of Jesus statue was broken beyond repair and candlesticks were damaged as well as the altar stone. The damage amounted to $5,000, he said.

and a pair of altar candle holders made of Portland stone and reclaimed teak to blend in with the church's furniture. The St John's commission is Lamb's first church-based project in the UK ...