Catholic churches regularly under attack in France: report
Recent reports indicate a troubling trend of vandalism against Catholic churches in France. A church in Mérens was vandalized, and an anti-fascist group challenged a Christian cross display in Comps, highlighting growing tensions surrounding religious symbols. These incidents are part of a broader pattern of attacks on places of worship across the country.
- ▪The church of Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens in Mérens was vandalized, with damage consistent with forced entry.
- ▪An anti-fascist group filed a complaint against a Christian cross in Comps, claiming it violated secular governance.
- ▪Reports indicate that attacks on Catholic churches and symbols in France occur nearly weekly.
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News Catholic churches regularly under attack in France: report Within the past couple days, a church was vandalized and an 'anti-fascist' group challenged the display of a Christian cross in France. Shutterstock GaetanoMasciullo 0 Gaetano Masciullo Comments 0 Thu May 28, 2026 - 2:59 pm EDT (LifeSiteNews) — A church in southern France was vandalized as an “anti-fascist” group challenged the display of a Christian cross — signs of a growing normalization of attacks on places of worship and Catholic symbols across the country. On May 25, Monday of Pentecost, the church of Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens in Mérens, a locality within the commune of Pont-du-Casse in the Lot-et-Garonne department, was found vandalized after one or more intruders damaged religious property inside the building.
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