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‘Very sad day’: Fire engulfs historic Toronto church

June 10, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

St. Anne’s Anglican Church in Toronto in September 2012. / Credit: Mr. J. Shaft, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

CNA Staff, Jun 10, 2024 / 14:30 pm (CNA).
The Archdiocese of Toronto on Sunday called for prayers after a fire engulfed and lar… […]

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Report: 33 churches in Canada destroyed by fire since May 2021

January 17, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

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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Catholic church set ablaze in Orlando, Florida, under investigation

June 26, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Investigators are looking into what caused a blaze at Incarnation Catholic Church in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday, June 24, 2023. / Photo courtesy of Mike Millis

Boston, Mass., Jun 26, 2023 / 12:50 pm (CNA).
Investigators with the Orlando Fire… […]

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Blaze set at iconic Mexican church; Eucharist stolen from another

May 16, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Santiaguito Church in Mexico sustained fire damage, according to a May 15, 2023, statement by the Diocese of Irapuato in the Mexican state of Guanajuato. / Credit: Facebook of Bishop Enrique Díaz Díaz of Irapuato

ACI Prensa Staff, May 16, 2023 … […]

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Blessed Sacrament found intact in tabernacle of church burned by armed men in Cameroon

September 22, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

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Denver Newsroom, Sep 22, 2022 / 14:00 pm (CNA).
In the aftermath of the fire that gutted a church in Cameroon, Bishop Aloysius Fondong of the Diocese of Mamfé entered the ruins to retrieve the Blessed Sacra… […]

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Lightning strike causes major fire damage to historic Illinois Catholic church

August 9, 2022 Catholic News Agency 3

Firefighters work to put out a roof fire at historic St. James Catholic Church, in Rockford, Illinois, on Aug. 8, 2022. The Diocese of Rockford said a lightning strike was a possible cause. / Screenshot of Rockford Diocese video

Washington, D.C… […]

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Catholic sites suffered more than 100 acts of vandalism, arson since May 2020, USCCB says

October 14, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles visits the scene of the fire at Mission San Gabriel church, July 11, 2020. / Jon McCoy/Angelus News

Washington D.C., Oct 14, 2021 / 14:01 pm (CNA).
The U.S. bishops’ conference on Thursday reported that churc… […]

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Coptic Orthodox church in British Columbia destroyed in ‘suspicious’ fire

July 20, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

The remains of St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Surrey, BC / St. George Coptic Orthodox Church

Washington D.C., Jul 20, 2021 / 16:30 pm (CNA).
A Coptic Orthodox church in British Columbia was destroyed in a fire on Monday, July 19, just days a… […]

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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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Canadian police investigate two more ‘suspicious’ fires at Catholic churches

June 30, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Fire destroys St. Jean Baptiste parish, Morinville, Alberta / St. Jean Baptiste Catholic Church

Washington D.C., Jun 30, 2021 / 16:00 pm (CNA).
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) are investigating two more fires at Catholic churches in Can… […]

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