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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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Louisiana parishioners stop teen armed with rifle from entering first communion Mass

May 12, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

As parishioners and police respond to the threat of an armed intruder, clergy at St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church in Abbeville, Louisiana take cover behind the altar on May 11, 2024. / Credit: Saint Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Abbeville, … […]

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U.S. bishops urge more federal security funds for houses of worship, nonprofits

December 13, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C. / Credit: Shutterstock

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 13, 2023 / 13:45 pm (CNA).
The U.S. bishops are asking Congress to provide at least $200 million in federal funds for grants that improve security for… […]

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Pope Francis prays for victims of bombing of Catholic Mass in the Philippines

December 4, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Military personnel stand guard at the entrance of a gymnasium while police investigators (background) look for evidence after a bomb attack at Mindanao State University in Marawi in the southern Philippines on Dec. 3, 2023. / Credit: Merlyn Mano… […]

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At least three killed in explosion during Mass on Philippine campus

December 2, 2023 Catholic News Agency 3

Military personnel stand guard at the entrance of a gymnasium while police investigators look for evidence after a bomb attack at a Catholic Mass at Mindanao State University in Marawi, Lanao del sur province in the southern Philippines on Dec. … […]

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Man arrested in attack on Elizabeth Ann Seton shrine at Manhattan parish

July 17, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Our Lady of the Holy Rosary is home to the Seton Shrine in New York City. / Beyond My Ken|Wikipedia|GFDL

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 17, 2023 / 12:06 pm (CNA).
An “unhinged” individual reportedly broke into a Catholic church in Manhattan and… […]

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Spanish government reproached for lack of response to jihadist attack on churches that left one dead

February 27, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Minister of the Interior of Spain Fernando Grande-Marlaska. / Credit: Spain Ministry of the Interior

ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 27, 2023 / 11:25 am (CNA).
The Observatory for Religious and Conscience Freedom (OLRC) has reproached the Spanish governm… […]

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Watchdog raises concerns after arson attacks on German, French churches

February 21, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Auxiliary Bishop Ansgar Puff in the devastated Kreuzerhöhungskirche in Wissen, Germany, Feb. 15, 2023. / Credit: Archdiocese of Cologne 

CNA Newsroom, Feb 21, 2023 / 07:48 am (CNA).
Following a devastating arson attack on a historic church in G… […]

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Police: Man attacked Tulsa cathedral attendant with sword, tried to set building on fire

October 5, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

Holy Family Cathedral in Tulsa. / rawf8/Shutterstock.

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 5, 2022 / 21:30 pm (CNA).
Police in Tulsa, Oklahoma, arrested a man Wednesday after he allegedly attacked a desk attendant with a sword and started a fire at H… […]

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CatholicVote to hold St. Michael novena in defense of churches, pregnancy centers

September 10, 2022 Catholic News Agency 3

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 10, 2022 / 03:30 am (CNA).
CatholicVote is inviting Christians nationwide to pray a novena asking for St. Michael’s intercession amid the growing numb… […]

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