A statue of the Virgin Mary and the Baby Jesus is decapitated in a village near Lyon.
The perpetrators finished off the attack by smashing the heads with a blunt instrument. The statue had stood there for a century without any incident.
Christianophobia
Muslim attacks a woman in Barcelona city centre shouting «Christian whore»
The woman was strolling along La Rambla when a Moroccan man asked her what religion she followed. When she said she was Christian, he assaulted her. The Mossos rule out religious radicalism and are investigating the motive.
Stabbed for being a Christian in Washington
An individual asked a man in Parkland about his religion early in the morning. On learning that he was a Christian, he stabbed him and his dog.
The Three Wise Men of Guissona do not greet the Baby Jesus over the inclusion of Muslims.
The interreligious dialogue of the priest of Guissona consists of reading the Qur'an and allowing kings and pages not to kiss the Baby Jesus because they are Muslims.
A church in Vienna appears full of graffiti in Arabic and Syrian tribal codes and not even the Church says anything
The walls of the church of St. John the Evangelist in Vienna show praises to Allah and the codes 505 and 515. Neither the institutions, nor the Church, nor the media react.
Allah Akbar against the Brescia nativity scene
A man broke the arm of a shepherd at the city hall's nativity scene while shouting "Allahu Akbar" in broad daylight. The police stopped him and are now investigating the motive.
A Perpignan nativity scene is attacked twice just hours after it was installed
The restaurant Le Méditerranée in Perpignan receives two egg throws on the same day it places a nativity scene in its display window. The owners declare their outrage and maintain the decoration despite the intimidation.
A report from the French secret services warns that Islamists are ordering attacks on Christians in Europe.
An internal document leaked to Le Figaro details how jihadist propaganda urges attacks on churches and Christian communities across the continent. The leak reveals that the violent messages are repeated.
Virgin Mary decapitated and replica of Lourdes grotto destroyed in France
The «little Lourdes» of France appears vandalised and looted: statues decapitated, the altar destroyed and objects of worship shattered. “Everything is lost, nothing remains…” says the mayor.
They destroy a statue of Jesus at the church of Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët (France)
The statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus—approximately 1.70 metres tall and weighing around 40 kilograms—was found broken on 17 October. Only the hand remained standing, its index finger pointing to the sky.