A woman has been sentenced to four years in prison for burning down a Coptic Orthodox church in British Columbia last year following the discovery of unmarked graves at residential schools. Kathleen Panek, 35, pleaded guilty to two counts of arson in relation to the burning of the St. George Coptic Orthodox Church in Surrey’s Whalley neighbourhood on July…
Woman Sentenced to 4 Years for Burning Down Coptic Orthodox Church in BC
Police Investigate Vandalism Targeting Russian Community Centre in Vancouver
As the Russia-Ukraine conflict rages on, the Russian Community Centre in Vancouver has become the target of vandalism, which is now under police investigation. On the morning of March 5, police were sent to the community centre in the neighbourhood of Kitsilano, near Arbutus Street and West 4th Avenue, after receiving reports that the building was defaced…
Captain Cook Statue Vandalised in Australia Day Protests
January 26, 2022
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Statues of Captain James Cook, the first British explorer to discover Australia, have been vandalised with red spray paint in an act of protest on the eve of the country’s national day, Australia Day. The statue of James Cook, a British explorer who chartered the Eastern Coast of Australia and claimed the land for Great Britain…
Police Hunt Woman for Paint Attack on Catholic Cathedral in Denver
Just minutes before the start of early morning Sunday Mass on Oct.10, a lone vandal—believed to be a woman—attacked the 125-year-old Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver, Colorado, spraying it with offensive graffiti. Written in bright-red spray paint, the messages read: “Satan Lives Here,” “Jesus Was Here,” “KKK,” “Illuminati,” and “White Supremacists.” The…
Police Hunt Woman in Paint Attack on Catholic Cathedral in Denver
Churchgoers heading to morning Mass on Oct. 10 were shocked to find the 125-year-old Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver spray-painted with offensive red graffiti. Written in bright-red spray paint, the messages read: “Satan Lives Here,” “Jesus Was Here,” “KKK,” “Illuminati,” and “White Supremacists.” The vandal also painted swastikas on the gilded front…
Van Nuys Church Vandalized by Masked Suspect With Baseball Bat
Eight windows of the St. Peter Armenian Apostolic Church in Van Nuys, California, were smashed by a masked suspect with a baseball bat in the early morning hours on Sept. 23. Fr. Shnork Demirjian, the church’s parish priest, said the vandalism induced fear and a sense of insecurity in people of faith and should be…
American Flags Honoring 13 Service Members Killed in Terrorist Attack Stolen in Riverside
A number of flags placed above a freeway overpass in Riverside honoring the 13 U.S. marines killed in the recent Afghanistan attack have been purposely damaged and stolen for unknown reasons. It began with a set of 13 American flags and one marine corps flag that was set up during Labor Day weekend over the…
Arson, Vandalism of Churches Deserves More Attention From Political Leaders: Observers
As more churches are set on fire or vandalized, observers note that the situation is getting out of hand and hasn’t received the attention it deserves. Since the discovery of unmarked graves at a residential school in Kamloops, B.C., at the end of May and heightened outrage over the deaths of children in residential schools,…
‘CCP Virus’ Sculpture Destroyed by Arsonist
A ‘CCP virus’ sculpture was destroyed by arsonists less than a month after being revealed to the public in Yermo, Calif., the artist says. “This was an attack on the American system of free speech and was meant to silence us,” Liberty Sculpture Park, which housed the piece, said July 24 on Facebook. “We will…
Vancouver Police Looking for Suspects in Vandalism of Catholic Church
The Vancouver police are looking for two women who were seen splattering paint over the front of a Christian church in British Columbia last week, as similar acts of vandalism continue to target religious institutions in Canada. Videos posted on Facebook show two women wearing masks splashing orange paint on the front of St. Jude’s…
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