Incidents

After being burnt down in 2021, St. Francis Xavier Church has been rebuilt and officially opened in 2026.

Saint-Simon Catholic Church was burned down on August 24, in New Brunswick

St. Joseph's Church sign was vandalized in Ottawa.

During June, a vandalism occurred in which copper was stripped from the AC unit of St. Anthony's Cathedral in Timmins.

On May 12, a woman set four small fires in the garden in front of the Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate in Guelph, Ontario. 

A man was arrested after causing a public disturbance at Holy Redeemer Parish in Ottawa

Saint-Romain Catholic Church in Saint-Romain, Quebec was set on fire during April

Trees were found damaged at the Mount Loretta Cemetery in Newfoundland and Labrador in March

Saint-Paul Roman Catholic Church went up in flames in Montreal during February

After a fire in 2019, St. Eusebe De Verceil Church has suffered deterioration and numerous vandalism

Man accused with assault walks free after strangulation attempt at Our Lady of Mercy in Sarnia

On January 30, Holy Cross Church in Toronto suffered property damage

In January of 2026, charges were laid for the individuals involved in two incidents at St. Clare Catholic Church and an incident at St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Elementary/Junior High School during October of 2025.

Church relics and a tabernacle key were stolen from the St Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Forane Church in Scarborough. 

Previous tenant, Eric Turgeon, utters death threats to volunteers emptying out basement apartment of Saint-Pierre Church in Quebec

Between November 6 to 8, of 2025, the historic Ste. Anne Parish Cross was stolen from the Tecumseh Heritage Centre.

On November 2, 2025, a man, Kevin Wintonyk, stole an urn containing the remains of a child, from Resurrection Catholic Cemetery in Ancaster, Ontario.

On October 20 and 22, St. Clare's Catholic Church suffered 2 acts of vandalism that resulted in around $250,000 worth of damages.

A man was arrested after stealing a monumental candle from St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church in Waterloo

On October 16, 2025, reports of defacement of a statue of Our Lady of Lourdes, just outside the Notre Dame de Lourdes Church in Ottawa, were made to police.

Patricia Ann Dixon receives sentencing for defrauding church in Nova Scotia in 2022

On September 20, 2025 evidence of a break in was found at the Siracky Chapel in Mundare, Alberta

On September 16, 2025 the Our Lady of the Snows Church was burnt down in Colville Lake Northwest Territories

Soeurs De La Congrégation De Notre Dame Convent in Pointe-Claire was targeted by vandals

Windows were smashed at the St. Vital's Parish in Battleford, Saskatchewan between June 22 and June 23 of 2025.

Fences had been installed after the attempted arsons at St. Patrick's Church in Calgary, Alberta.

A statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary and heavy brass crosses was stolen from St. Francis De Sales Church in Ottawa

On June 2, vandals broke into the Church of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist in Quebec and caused major damages to the organ and a heating unit in the basement

On May 4, a vehicle was used to damage the inside of St. Anne's flooring

Stolen church bell from Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church found in Nova Scotia

On April 7, 2025 headstones were knocked over at the St. Alphonsus Roman Catholic Cemetery in Windsor, Ontario. 

Saint-Pierre Church in Sorel-Tracy, Quebec was broken into, vandals set off the fire alarm, all while stealing items and damaging the church.

Thieves stole Holy Name Church bell on March 23, 2025 in Westville, Nova Scotia

On March 11, 2025, two individuals stole air conditioning units from St. Kevin's Catholic Church facility house, resulting in $20,000 worth of damages.

On Friday 21, at roughly 11 p.m. the Garden River Fire Department were called to the scene of the historic church, Sts. Peter and Paul, a Polish church.

On February 9, 2025 a man rushed the altar during an ongoing mass at Holy Ghost Parish in Manitoba, intending on attacking the priest with a knife. The man was then detained by Winnipeg Police officers.

St. Joseph's Cathedral Basilica, located in Edmonton, Alberta was graffitied with swastikas on Sunday, January 26, 2025.

Thrill Seekers come to St. Joseph Oratory despite being warned after vandalism incident

Graffiti vandalism was found on the entrance doors of the Eglise Saint-Enfant-Jesus Catholic Church in Montreal

At Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church in Sarnia, Ontario a lay attendee who was adoring in the chapel was attacked by an assailant.

 St. Mary's Catholic Church in Victoria Habour, Ontario suffered monetary loss when a perpetrator broke into the church and stole grocery gift cards that were donated during the Christmas season.

Following the Alexander First Nation Church fire in Morinville, Alberta, 2 youths have been arrested

Items worth thousands of dollars were stolen from the Paroisse Sacred-Couer in Chicoutimi, Quebec during November, 2024. 

A donated statue of the Virgin Mary has been stolen off the property of St. John the Evangelist Church in Flinton, Ontario