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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist A Catholic church in North East, Maryland was desecrated last weekend when thieves broke into the building and stole the tabernacle.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist A Catholic priest in the Spainish province of Valencia is sparking controversy after slapping a parishioner who threw a consecrated host to the ground.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist The school kitchen and auditorium at St. Rose of Lima parish in Maywood, California was desecrated this weekend by vandals who scrawled “666” on the walls and caused other damage of a “heinous nature” that police are now calling a hate crime.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer After a prominent statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary was desecrated at Georgetown University (GU), students offended by the action embarked on a 24-hour prayer vigil beginning yesterday  in reparation for the outrage and in support of the university’s Catholic identity.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer The Confraternity of Catholic Clergy is asking the faithful to offer public reparation for the sacrilegious desecration of the Holy Eucharist that occurred last week at the hands of university professor in Minnesota.

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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer A Minnesota professor has issued a call on his blog for consecrated Hosts, promising to “show you sacrilege, gladly and with much fanfare.”

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