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Apr. 4, 2019

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Church Vandalism in France increases

In France, vandalism of churches is on the rise with nearly three churches per day targeted over the past three years. According to the French Ministry of the Interior, the number of acts of vandalism rose to 1,063 in 2018.

In one week alone this year France saw twelve churches vandalized, including attackers attempting to set fire to a church in Paris. Vandals smeared feces on the wall of the church of Notre-Dame des Enfants and stole objects from the altar. In March, the over 800-year-old Basilica of Saint-Denis in the now heavily migrant-populated suburbs of Paris was seriously vandalized.

Some have actively spoken out against the rise in anti-Christian acts in France, such as Cardinal Robert Sarah, who said: “They are the sad reflection of a sick civilisation that lets itself be swept away in the nets of evil. The bishops, priests, and the faithful must keep up their strength and courage.”

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