A French priest has been spit on and insulted in Arabic
French Christians are regularly targeted by young Arabs who often get radicalised in the hoods.
On average everyday two anti-Christian attacks took place in France in 2021
More than 800 anti-Christian incidents were reported in France in 2021.
Children desacrated nearly 70 graves in a French cemetary
The young vandals smashed souvenirs placed on the graves with stones.
Graffitis smeared on French chapel
The word “Ska ” was written in black letters. Ska is a musical genre that emerged in Jamaica in the late 1950s.
France implements new subsidy mechanism for religious associations
Several Human Rights Groups have expressed their concern or opposition to this control mechanism.
Martyrs of the 20th century: the massacre of Tibhirine
In 1995 alone, terrorists form the Islamic Armed Forces operating in Algeria murdered nearly 20 priests and nuns.
Nazi symbols smeared on French basilica in Argenteuil
The parish lodged a complaint, investigations were launched by the police.
500 graves looted of their metal objects in French cemetery
Over 20 families filed a complaint.
Robberies of French cemeteries on the rise
It is difficult to make statistics, since many thefts are not declared or discovered weeks or even months after being committed.
French organisation tries to preserve the country's Christian heritage
This year's pilot renovation project concerns, for example, the chapel in Vrère in the Deux-Sèvres department.