Incidents

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

A security camera at Holy Rosary Catholic Church was damaged in Edmonton

Headstones were knocked over the Baie Saint Paul Cemetery in Baie Saint Paul, Quebec.

The Merciful Redeemer Parish was subjected to vandalism again, on February 1st, 2024, following a hate crime attack in 2021.

The Mother Mary, Our Lady of Lourdes statue has had her hands broken off at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in Duck Lake, Saskatchewan.

Saint-Thomas Church in Montmagny was targeted by vandals in Quebec during October 14, 2023

The Tres-Saint-Coeur-de-Marie Cemetery in Chambly, Quebec suffered damages to two statues in May 2023

Saint-Boniface Catholic Church was affected by a vandalism break and enter in Bois-Franc, Quebec on April 13, 2023

On March 19, 2023 at St. Patrick's Church in Hamilton, Ontario, a man damaged the windows of the church and a tore off the statue of Mother Mary from the base.

Queen of the Rosary Church in Chibougamau was vandalized and the man responsible was arrested in March of 2023

On January 22, 2023 the church bell of St. Mary's Ukrainian Church was stolen with damages done to the front of the church.

Approximately 60 headstones of the St. Vincent De Paul Cemetery in Mitchell, Ontario, were knocked over and damaged on the morning of January 3rd, 2023. Later, 7 teenagers were found guilty and charged with mischief.

On November 17, 2022 Mark Nadeau had perpetrated a crime of damaging the cemetery grounds and scrapping the evidence of his crime at various scrap yards where later on he was arrested by police force in London, Ontario.

Dave Psenak's uncle's cross at his gravesite was torn off at the St. Patrick's Cemetery in Cambridge, Ontario 

On September 17, 2022, Eglise Sainte-Marie, Church Point, Nova Scotia was the target of a break and enter.  Chalices, and coins had been stolen, damages were done to various parts of the church including the doors and donation box.

On September 1st 2022, on of the fingers of the left hand of a statue of Jesus outside of the Sacred Heart Church was broken off with a hammer after suffering previous damages in 2021.

On April 20, 2022, the rectory of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church had been set on fire. The current priest and his family were at the location when the arson occurred, and one of the priest's daughter's sustained serious injuries while the rest of the family remained unharmed. The former priest of the church was charged and arrested with arson.

In Cambridge, Ontario, in December, 2021, St. Patrick's Cemetery suffered property damages. The headstones of 3 dozen graves had been knocked over. 

Many cemeteries in the areas of Belleville to Quinte West, including St. James Catholic Cemetery in Belleville have been affected by a rash of vandalisms resulting in the arrest of a woman referred to as, "Wild".

Two cemeteries in Quebec have suffered property damage due to vandalism in the summer of 2021

The cross atop Mount Tzouhalem in Cowichan Valley, British Columbia has been sheared off. The cross had been a staple part of both the St. Ann Catholic Church and St. Edward's Catholic Church for Easter celebrations and Stations of the Cross.

The statue of Our Lady of Fatima and the shepherd children located at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Sault Ste. Marie have been broken beyond repair on July 12.

An arson attempt was made at Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto shrine in Mission B.C. in July 2021

Canadian flag burnt on the steps of Cathedral of St. Peter In Chains in Peterborough, Ontario on June 26, 2021.

Saint Anne Des Pins statue of Virgin Mary and baby Jesus broken for the second time in Sudbury, Ontario June 19, 2021.

St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church suffers extensive damage in break-in, in Winnipeg, Manitoba on June 18, 2021.

St. Joseph's Pro-Life Memorial Monument broken and building developments burned St. Joseph's Church in Vancouver, British Columbia on June 13, 2021.

Sacred Heart Cathedral experiences multiple incidences of property damage, break-ins and theft in Prince George, British Columbia, starting on June 8, 2021 and lasting for almost two months.

Headstones knocked over at St. Columba Catholic Cemetery in Clandonald, Alberta on May 27, 2021.

Extensive damages were done to the headstones of the St. Demetrius Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery in Vita, Manitoba on April 22, 2021. 

Cathedrale-Saint-Germain suffers extensive damages in break-and-enter in Rimouski, Quebec on March 25, 2021.

On September 30, 2020 headstones were broken at Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery in Gibbons, Alberta.

Statue of the Virgin Mary outside of Holy Rosary Parish damaged in Toronto, Ontario on September 23, 2020.

Our Lady of Fatima Shrine statue returned after theft in Debden, Saskatchewan on September 17, 2020.

Vandals decapitate statue of Mary at Our Lady of Lebanon Church Statue in Toronto, Ontario on August 30, 2020. 

Vandals commit break-and-enter in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Verniere Catholic Church in Gaspesie, Quebec.

A statue of Jesus has been defaced at Sacred Heart Church in Calgary, Alberta on July 16, 2020. 

Multiple statues damaged at St. Patrick's Parish in Markham, Ontario on July 10, 2020.