Attacks On Catholic & Christian Churches In US Spiked By 730% Since 2018

Attacks On Catholic & Christian Churches In the US have Spiked By 730% Since 2018

According to a recent report from the Family Research Council (FRC), there’s been a growing wave of vandalism, arson, bomb threats, and other violent attacked targeting houses of worship, and raising concerns about Anti -Christianity.

In 2018, the FRC recorded 50 violent acts against churches.

By 2023, this number skyrocketed to 436, which is a more than 700% increase.

The most common, with 284 cases in 2024 alone, often involves graffiti with pro-abortion or anti-Christian messages, like “If abortion isn’t safe, neither are you.”

There were 55 attacks in 2024, involving fires like the ones that destroyed four churches in southern Ohio.
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A major increase in 2024 for gun related attacks, with 28 cases, more than doubling from the prior year.

Attacks have happened in 43 states and Washington, D.C., with California, New York, and Pennsylvania reporting the highest numbers.
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Other heavily affected states include Florida, Texas, New Jersey, Ohio, Colorado, Oregon, and Massachusetts.
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Examples:
In October 2024, Incarnation Catholic Church in Orlando, Florida, suffered a second arson attack in 16 months, with a fire set at the altar spreading throughout the temporary church location.
In July 2024, St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church in Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania, saw a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary defaced with antisemitic and anti-Christian graffiti.
In April 2024, St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church in Louisville, Kentucky, was vandalized with holy oil poured over floors, crosses turned upside down, and religious artifacts damaged.
In June 2023, Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church in El Paso, Texas, was broken into, with vandals leaving satanic imagery, including the number “666” and upside-down crosses.

Meanwhile in Canada 100 Churches have been set on fire or vandalized since 2021, according to recently released data
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Catholic and other Christian places of worship have been targeted leading many to believe that the anti-Christian sentiment in Canada is at all-time highs.

The Catholic Civil Rights League of Canada reports at least 85 Catholic churches set on fire or vandalized since May 27, 2021.

True North estimates 118 Christian churches have been targeted, with 33 burned to the ground.

Of these, 24 fires were confirmed as arson, two were accidental, and the rest remain under investigation as suspicious.

Some examples;
Sacred Heart Mission Church in Penticton and St. Gregory Mission Church in Osoyoos, were burned to the ground. Both were Catholic churches. No arrests have been made
St. Jean Baptiste Church in Morinville, Alberta, a century-old Catholic church, was destroyed in a fire deemed suspicious by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
St. George Coptic Orthodox Church in Surrey, British Columbia, was burned in a fire later attributed to an individual with mental illness
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Catholic Church in Fort Chipewyan, Alberta, was burned down, with two men charged with arson.
St. Bernard’s Church, a 121-year-old Catholic church in Northern Alberta, was destroyed in a fire described as a “sad moment” by Archbishop Gérard Pettipas.
St. Gabriel Catholic Mission Church in Janvier, Alberta, was set on fire.
Meanwhile over the past four years, Canada has seen a significant increase in migration, mostly from M*slim-majority countries.
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Conservatives often descrive it as a “migrant invasion,” raising concerns about cultural integration, public safety, and economic strain.
M*slim ideology often pits its religion against Jews and Christians.
According to the 2021 Census, about 1.8 million people identified as M*slim, making Islam the second-largest religion in the country.

A spike from 2011 attributed to mass migration.

2021: Canada admitted significant numbers from M*slim-majority countries such as Pakistan, Syria, and Iran.

About 20–25% of permanent residents came from regions with large M*slim populations.
2022: A record high permanent residents were admitted.

Top source countries included Pakistan, Iran and Syria with an estimated 25,000–30,000 Muslim immigrants based on country demographics.

2023: Canada was hit with another record high permanent migrant residents. Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan remained among the top 10 source countries, contributing roughly 30,000–35,000 M*slim immigrants.

2024: Preliminary data suggests 500,000 permanent residents were admitted, with a continued trend of significant immigration from M*slim-majority nations.

Temporary residents, including refugees and international students, also increased, with 2.8 million temporary resident permits issued in 2023, many from countries like Somalia and Bangladesh.