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The pastor of a Catholic church in Syracuse, Nebraska, was shocked when he discovered Saturday morning that the altar had been tipped over, a statue desecrated, and several other objects damaged.
A coalition of conservative organizations is taking legal action to obtain documents from the Department of Justice related to the surge in pro-abortion attacks on churches and pro-life pregnancy centers and a lack of prosecution from the agency.
According to a police report, a passerby found the pipe bomb behind St. Dominic Catholic Church in the Holmesburg neighborhood of the city on Sunday.
The investigation will operate under the House Judiciary Committee and be chaired by Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan.
Vandalism occurred at St. Patrick’s Co-Cathedral and Mary, Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Billings earlier this month.
Local media reported that during the early hours of Jan. 14, Carlos Alonso, 32, allegedly went to Christ the King parish in downtown Monterrey to rob the church.
The pastor told CNA that the vandal caused more than $20,000 in damages. The church, he said, will have to find another $20,000 to pay for security measures such as new cameras, a guard and door locks.
In a Dec. 9 letter, Archbishop Bellisario called on Christians to 'pray for all this Advent and Christmas season, especially those who find themselves consumed with feelings of hopelessness, despair, and paralyzing anger.'
FBI Director Christopher Wray has reaffirmed the bureau’s commitment to investigating crimes against pro-life groups and churches, reporting that they face about 70% of abortion-related threats since the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision.
Archbishop Nkea of Cameroon’s Bamenda Archdiocese says the abductors “see the Church as a soft target to be able to make money.”
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