Liturgical objects stolen from a German church
The police were informed and the objects were eventually returned to the church.
Vandalism and theft were discovered in an Italian sanctuary
The Sanctuary of the Angels Church has repeatedly been a target of vandalism.
A man tried to steal a statue of St. Michael from a Mexican church
The man was later hospitalized while the statue was returned to the church, apparently undamaged by the incident.
Thieves stole stole a baby Jesus from a nativity scene in Spain
The vandals asked local authorities for "ransom" money.
Repeated cases of theft reported in a Belgium cemetery
The local police admits its helplessness.
A group of Jamaicans charged for $600,000 church robbery
The police seized the car and recovered the stolen items.
A Brooklyn pastor was robbed of numerous jewelry
The stolen jewelry has yet to be found.
Three armed and masked individuals robbed the presbytery of a church in France
In January, two other religious buildings were broken into and desecrated in the Seine-Saint-Denis department.
A thief stealing from an Austrian church has been arrested
The thief was arrested on the spot and taken to the responsible police station for further inquiries.
Several thefts of sacred objects observed in Tuscany
The series of thefts in Tuscany has been ongoing for the past few weeks.