Man ransacks altar at St. Peter’s Basilica, knocking over candelabra worth thousands of dollars
A man has caused minor damage at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican after jumping onto the main altar and knocking over 19th ...
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Romanian Man Defaces Vatican Altar, Damaging Objects Worth Thousands of Dollars
A video capturing the incident shows the individual jumping onto the altar, removing the altar cloth, and kicking six gold ...
Virginia bishop says altar desecration is latest in ‘increasing global trend of attacks' on Catholic Church
A Virginia Catholic bishop says the desecration of the main altar in St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday points to a larger ...
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Suspect detained after works damaged at Vatican altar
Security staff at the Vatican have apprehended a man after he jumped on to the main altar in St Peter’s Basilica and damaged ...
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Man attacks high altar of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican
A man desecrated the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday by climbing on top of it and throwing six candelabras that ...
Candelabra damaged after man mounts Vatican altar
A man jumped on to the altar of St Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, knocking off six candelabra worth €30,000 euros (about ...
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High Altar
The doors on either side lead into St Edward the Confessor's chapel which is immediately behind the screen. On the altar table are two candlesticks, bought with money bequeathed by a serving maid ...