Global Church Crime News 05/21/2023 global church crime May 20, 2023

(May 19) Blaze Set At Iconic Church; Eucharist Stolen From Another | MEXICO

The Diocese of Irapuato in the Mexican state of Guanajuato expressed its “profound consternation” over a fire deliberately set at Santiaguito (St. James) Church and called it a “sacrilege.”

In a...

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Global Church Crime News 05/14/2023 global church crime May 13, 2023

(May 11) Thieves Blow Up Church Vaults With Explosives To Steal Parish Silver | ENGLAND

The 450-year-old Elizabethan chalice stolen from a locked vault at Lady St Mary’s Church in Wareham, Dorset – Lady St Mary’s Church/BNPS
A gang uses explosives to break into church vaults to...

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Global Church Crime News 04/30/2023 global church crime Apr 29, 2023

(April 28) Kenya Arrests Second Pastor To Face Criminal Charges 'Related to Mass Killing Of His Followers'| EAST AFRICA

Kenyan authorities on Thursday arrested another prominent televangelist, to face criminal charges "related to mass killing of his followers."

Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki...

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Global Church Crime News 04/23/2023 global church crime Apr 22, 2023

(April 19) Man, 37, Docked For Swindling Catholic Churc N21M Meant For Project | LAGOS

A 37-year old man, Nwafor Onyebuchi, has been arrested in Lagos for allegedly swindling Saint Patrick Catholic Church, Alaba, Ojo area of Lagos to the tune of N21m meant for a building project.
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Global Church Crime News 03/24/2023 global church crime Mar 24, 2023

(March 21) Orthodox Patriarchate Slams ‘Heinous’ Attack Against The Tomb Of Mary In Jerusalem | JERUSALEM

The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem and Primate Theophilos III, united with the synod, all the clergy and the faithful, issued a statement following yesterday’s...

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Global Church Crime News 03/17/2023 global church crime Mar 17, 2023

(March 16) Burglars Steal Music System From Nairobi Church | KENYA

Police in Nairobi have launched a manhunt for burglars who at the weekend broke into a church in Mlango Kubwa and stole a music system including a piano.

According to a police report filed at Pangani Police Station in Starehe...

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Global Church Crime News 03/10/2023 global church crime Mar 11, 2023

(March 10) Gunman Kills Six People In Shooting At Jehovah’s Witness Centre In Hamburg | GERMANY

 A disgruntled former Jehovah's Witness member launched a shooting spree, killing several victims including an unborn baby at the community's centre in the German city of Hamburg, before...

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Global Church Crime News 03/03/2023 global church crime Mar 04, 2023

(March 01) Statue Stolen From Historic Mumbai's Byculla Church | India

In the latest incident of vandalism targeting city churches, a statue of St Anthony has been stolen from the wall of the historic Gloria Church, Byculla.

CCTV visuals show the thief breaking the lock of the grille door and...

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Global Church Crime News 02/17/2023 global church crime Feb 19, 2023

(February 15) Another Sex Abuse Scandal In The Catholic Church Arrives in Argentina And Complicates The Pope | Argentina

The announcement that the Pontifical University of Paraná, in Argentina, decided this Monday to revoke the title “out of unworthiness” honoris causa Awarded...

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Global Church Crime News 01/27/2023 global church crime Jan 28, 2023

(January 27) Spain Church Machete Attack Suspect Was 25-Year-Old Moroccan, Police Confirm | Spain

MADRID, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The suspect in a machete attack on two churches in southern Spain in which one clergyman was killed and another seriously injured is a 25-year-old Moroccan man who was due...

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Global Church Crime News 01/20/2023 global church crime Jan 22, 2023

(January 19) Farmer Breaks Into Abuja Church, Steals Pulpit | Aruba

A Dei-Dei Grade I Area Court, Abuja on Wednesday sentenced a 25-year-old farmer, Salisu Sule to 12 months imprisonment for stealing church glass pulpit and wheelbarrow.

Sule of Yimi, Zuba, Abuja pleaded guilty to two counts of...

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