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May 28, 2015

St. Catherine Siena community pray together in front of damaged statue

Students and staff of St. Catherine of Siena Separate School gathered at the church for a prayer service led by Fr. Camillo Lando May 28. The St. Catherine school has pledged to pay for a new statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus following a third attack of vandalism on the church grounds May 20.

For two months the St. Catherine of Siena community was the target of several acts of vandalism. On May 28, the story ended on a blessed note.

Published in Canada: Toronto-GTA
May 26, 2015

Police make arrest in suspected hate crime at Mississauga Catholic church

Police are investigating the desecration of the Sacred Heart of Jesus statue outside Mississauga, Ont.’s St. Catherine of Siena Church as a hate crime.

MISSISSAUGA, ONT. - A 22-year-old Mississauga man has been charged in connection with alleged hate crimes committed at St. Catherine of Siena Church and its neighbouring elementary school over the past two months.

Published in Canada: Toronto-GTA
May 25, 2015

More vandalism over weekend at St. Catherine of Siena

Another incident of vandalism happened over the St. Catherine of Siena school this past weekend. In this photo, graffiti is displayed on the nearby church walls.

MISSISSAUGA, ONT. - Peel Regional Police are investigating another incident of vandalism at St. Catherine of Siena School in Mississauga.

Published in Canada: Toronto-GTA
May 22, 2015

St. Catherine of Siena Church vandalized three times in the past month

The St. Catherine of Siena church and property in Mississauga, Ont., was vandalized on three separate occasions.

MISSISSAUGA, ONT. - Parishioners at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church in Mississauga were distraught when they found their church stained with black spray paint Wednesday morning.

Published in Canada: Toronto-GTA
May 14, 2014

Day 3: Drawing attention to the occupation

Day 3: Drawing attention to the occupation

The graffiti which has appeared on the walls of some Jerusalem churches in advance of Pope Francis' visit is nothing new. Which makes in no less ugly and no less crazy.

Published in Michael Swan in the Holy Land
May 8, 2014

Holy Land churches mount awareness campaign in wake of hate graffiti

Tourists walk outside the Church of All Nations at the foot of the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem March 28. Pope Francis will meet with priests and seminarians in the church during his pilgrimage to the Holy Land in May.

JERUSALEM - Ahead of Pope Francis’ Holy Land visit, the heads of Christian churches in the region plan to launch an international awareness campaign following a series of anti-Christian vandalism believed to have been carried out by Jewish extremists.

Published in International