Report Finds Over 400 Cases of Vandalism, Other ‘Hostile’ Acts Against Churches in 2024

Report finds over 400 cases of vandalism, other ‘hostile’ acts against churches in 2024

A vandalized statue of Mary, the Mother of God, at St. Leo Parish in Hartford, Arkansas, in July 2024. / Credit: Father Joseph Chan Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 13, 2025 / 15:49 pm (CNA). A report published by the Family Research Council (FRC... [...]

415 US church attacks in 2024: New report warns of rising hostility toward faith

A newly released analysis shows that churches in the US were targeted in 415 separate acts of hostility in 2024, including vandalism, arson, bomb threats, and gun-related incidents. The statistics wer

Report Finds Over 400 Cases of Vandalism, Other ‘Hostile’ Acts Against Churches in 2024

mojahata In every month, there were at least 20 hostile acts against churches, with the highest numbers occurring in June with 49 incidents and February with 45 incidents. FRC President Tony Perkins, a former chairman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, said in a statement the report 'clearly shows religious freedom faces substantial threats here at home.'

Report: Christian church attacks down, but recent totals still higher than 2018-2022 - Biweekly Newspaper for the Diocese of Richmond %

(OSV News) — Attacks on Christian churches in the U.S. last year totaled 415 – down from 485 in 2023 – although they are “significantly higher” than totals recorded from 2018 to 2022, according to a new report from the Washington-based Family Research Council. The nonprofit, founded in 1983 to promote Judeo-Christian values, marriage and family, released its latest “Hostility Against Churches” findings Aug. 11. The annual report – which is based…

Report: Christian Church Attacks Down, but Recent Totals Still Higher Than 2018-2022 - The Good Newsroom

Report: Christian Church Attacks Down, but Recent Totals Still Higher Than 2018-2022 National, World | 08/13/2025 By: Our Sunday Visitor New York State recorded 25 incidents of anti-Christian attacks during the period, according to the Washington-based Family Research Council Broken glass and objects are seen on the ground on Febru…

Report: Christian church attacks down, but recent totals still higher than 2018-2022 - Catholic Review

Attacks on Christian churches in the U.S. last year totaled 415 — down from 485 in 2023 — although they are “significantly higher” than totals recorded from 2018 to 2022, according to a new report from the Washington-based Family Research Council. The nonprofit, founded in 1983 to promote Judeo-Christian values, marriage and family, released its latest “Hostility Against Churches” findings Aug. 11. The annual report — which is based on open-sour…