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Devastating attack on church in France renews concerns over security in country’s places of worship

September 4, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

The historic Church of the Immaculate Conception in Saint-Omer, in the Pas-de-Calais department of northern France, was ravaged by arson on the night of September 2. / Credit: Courtesy of Father Sébastien Roussel

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Vatican approves new cathedral for Diocese of Madison

January 18, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

The interior of St. Bernard Church in Madison, Wisconsin, the diocese’s future cathedral. / Credit: Diocese of Madison

CNA Staff, Jan 18, 2024 / 11:15 am (CNA).
After nearly 20 years without a cathedral, the Diocese of Madison, Wisconsin, annou… […]

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Archbishop mourns loss of historic church in Alberta, Canada, destroyed by arson

May 25, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

The loss of St. Bernard’s Church in Grouard, Alberta, Canada, on May 22, 2023, makes a sad moment for those with memories of the church, said Grouard-McLennan Archbishop Gerard Pettipas. Two men have been arrested in connection with the fire. / … […]

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Woman arrested in connection with arson of Our Lady of Guadalupe shrine in Illinois

May 24, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Virginia Roque-Fermin is charged with one felony count of arson in connection with starting a fire that caused tens of thousands of dollars in damages to The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines, Illinois, May 23, 2023. / Credit: Des P… […]

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Church in Chile says ‘no to the violence’ following arson attack by indigenous militants

March 15, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Fire in the Sacred Heart of Jesus Chapel belonging to St. Francis of Assisi Parish in the village of Selva Oscura, Chile, March 13, 2023. / Credit: Bishopric of Temuco

CNA Newsroom, Mar 15, 2023 / 16:30 pm (CNA).
The Catholic community of the D… […]

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FBI investigating suspected arson attack on Colorado pregnancy center

June 26, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Spray-painted graffiti outside Life Choices, a pro-life pregnancy center in Longmont, Colorado. / Courtesy of Longmont Public Safety

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 26, 2022 / 07:00 am (CNA).
The FBI has joined local police investigating a suspe… […]

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Canadian Indigenous leaders call for end of targeting of churches

July 7, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

St. Jean Baptiste Catholic Church in Morinville, Alberta, before it burned down on June 30, 2021. / Archdiocese of Edmonton

Washington D.C., Jul 7, 2021 / 17:00 pm (CNA).
Canadian Indigenous leaders and residential school survivors have called f… […]

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