Hammer-wielding vandal smashes religious statues outside Brooklyn church in ‘heinous act’
A hammer-wielding vandal was arrested for bashing in the faces of statues of Mother Teresa and a Catholic pope outside a Brooklyn church Monday.
Vandal uses hammer to smash Brooklyn church statues of Mother Teresa, pope
Randy Maldonado-Avila is accused of bashing in the face of Pope John XXIII with a hammer, as well as lopping of one of the statue’s hands.
Statues and Doors of a Bensonhurst Catholic Church Badly Damaged in a Vandal’s Attack
Clergy and parishioners at St. Dominic Church were in shock after two statues were defaced and its glass front doors shattered in a vandal’s attack Monday afternoon, June 10, authorities and church officials said.
Man with hammer vandalizes statue in front of Brooklyn church: NYPD
An emotionally disturbed man armed with a hammer allegedly vandalized a statue of a Pope in front of a Brooklyn church on Monday, police said. Randy Maldonado-Avila, 30, allegedly broke the head and hands of the statue at St.
Man smashes windows, statues during attack on Bensonhurst church
Police arrested a 30-year-old man outside of a Bensonhurst church Monday after he allegedly vandalized statues and windows at the Catholic house of worship.
Police: Flatbush man charged with vandalizing statues at St. Dominic's Roman Catholic Church
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Vandal defaces statues outside Catholic church in Bensonhurst: VIDEO
Police have released video of vandal seen using a hammer to deface statues at a Catholic church in Brooklyn, and while the suspect is now in custody, churchgoers say the damage is already done.
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Saint Paul VI, the pope who opened the Catholic Church's doors
Who was Saint Paul VI, the pontiff celebrated by Catholics on May 29? Electedpope during the Second Vatican Council ...
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Ex-Catholic school teacher admits taking upskirt photos of students in class
Murray. Wagner taught at Pope John XXIII Regional High School and Reverend George A. Brown Memorial School, both Catholic schools in Sparta. The guilty plea requires Wagner forfeit his New Jersey ...
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St Pope Paul VI’s legacy lives on today
ST Pope Paul VI was pope from 1963 to 1978 and helmed a period of great change in the Church. His most well-known achievement ...
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Concerns about Our Lady Mount Carmel Parish name change
For 91 years, the parish celebrated the feast day of our Lady Mount Carmel with a festival. Since the name of Our Lady Mount ...
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Basilica of the Sacred Heart Restored to Artistic and Historic Glory
is again “among the fairest in the land” — a phrase used by Pope St. John XXIII on June 30, 1962, when he named Sacred ...
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JAMES W. MOYLES OBITUARY
Since 1991, he and his wife have wintered in Florida. He served the United States Air Force during World War II and while in Florida, attended Blessed Pope John XXIII. Mr. Moyles leaves to cherish ...
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Shooter targets 2028 Olympics
After watching Olympic gymnasts on television, a young Ashlyn Blake knew that she wanted to compete on the world stage.