Denver police arrest suspect accused of stealing statues outside church

Police in Denver arrested a suspect wanted in connection with stealing statues outside a downtown Denver church earlier this month. A parish leader says the theft happened at Holy Ghost Catholic Church on California Street, the first week in March.  Source: Denver police arrest suspect accused of stealing statues outside church - CBS Colorado

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Statues at 2 Queens Catholic churches vandalized. Here’s reaction from each parish.

The statue of St. Francis of Assisi in front of St. Rita's Roman Catholic Church still had traces of blue paint on it Wednesday after being defaced early Saturday morning. Police said an arrow was spray painted on the statue's pedestal -- coming from the word "pagan" painted on the sidewalk.  Source: Statues at 2 Queens Catholic churches vandalized. Here's reaction from each parish. - CBS New York

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Pope Leo XIV proclaims ‘Special Year of St. Francis’

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú Jan 12, 2026 / 17:21 pm Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed a “Special Year of…
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Pope Leo XIV baptizes 20 infants in Sistine Chapel, tells parents faith is ‘more than necessary’

By Victoria Cardiel Vatican City, Jan 11, 2026 / 09:00 am Pope Leo XIV baptized 20 infants, the…
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Historic Dutch former Catholic church destroyed by fire on New Year’s Day

By Daniel Payne Jan 2, 2026 / 12:10 pm A Jan. 1 fire destroyed a historic Dutch former…
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Christian religious education in Northern Ireland ruled unlawful; bishops respond

By Patrick J. Passmore Dublin, Ireland, Dec 17, 2025 / 06:00 am A U.K. Supreme Court ruling has…
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LIVE UPDATES: Pope Leo XIV’s historic first papal trip to Turkey and Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV blesses rosaries for EWTN News’ Elias Turk aboard the papal plane to Ankara, Turkey, on…
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Pope Leo XIV: Don’t let tension between tradition, novelty become ‘harmful polarizations’

By Victoria Cardiel Vatican City, Oct 26, 2025 / 08:10 am Pope Leo XIV said at a Mass…
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Man desecrates altar of St. Peter’s Basilica, detained by security

By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Oct 11, 2025 / 16:28 pm A man urinated on the Altar of…
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