The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 18:57:39 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Charges laid in London cemetery burglary /item/35019-charges-laid-in-london-cemetery-burglary /item/35019-charges-laid-in-london-cemetery-burglary

London police have charged a 35-year-old man in the theft of 43 bronze vases and multiple plaques from St. PeteröÏÓãÊÓƵapp Cemetery in the southwestern Ontario city.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Fri, 02 Dec 2022 08:40:59 -0500
Thieves break into castle, steal rosary used by Mary, Queen of Scots /home/international/item/33132-thieves-break-into-castle-steal-rosary-used-by-mary-queen-of-scots /home/international/item/33132-thieves-break-into-castle-steal-rosary-used-by-mary-queen-of-scots

MANCHESTER, England -- Burglars have stolen a set of golden rosary beads that once belonged to Mary, Queen of Scots.

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International Tue, 25 May 2021 13:10:00 -0400
Community fills void left by stolen angel /item/32660-community-fills-void-left-by-stolen-angel /item/32660-community-fills-void-left-by-stolen-angel

The kindness of strangers has eased the pain of staff and residents at a Hamilton hospice caused by thieves who made off with a guardian angel that decorated the building exterior for the Christmas season.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Canada Sat, 30 Jan 2021 07:00:00 -0500
Empathy arises from tabernacle theft in St. Catharines /item/32089-empathy-arises-from-tabernacle-theft-in-st-catharines /item/32089-empathy-arises-from-tabernacle-theft-in-st-catharines

Parishioners of the Cathedral of St. Catharines of Alexandria were given a punch to the gut during morning Mass Sept. 8. 

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Wed, 16 Sep 2020 09:24:45 -0400
Tabernacle found after theft from St. Catharines cathedral /item/32069-tabernacle-found-after-theft-from-st-catharines-cathedral /item/32069-tabernacle-found-after-theft-from-st-catharines-cathedral

Washington, D.C. Newsroom (CNA) -- The tabernacle that was stolen earlier this week from the St. Catherine of Alexandria Cathedral in St. Catharines, Ontario was recovered on Wednesday, September 9.

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cna-ewtn@catholicregister.org (CNA/EWTN News) Canada Thu, 10 Sep 2020 09:29:47 -0400
Tabernacle stolen from St. Catharines cathedral /item/32059-tabernacle-stolen-from-st-catharines-cathedral /item/32059-tabernacle-stolen-from-st-catharines-cathedral

Washington, D.C. Newsroom (CNA) -- The Bishop of St. Catharines, Ontario is pleading for thieves to return the consecrated Host after the tabernacle was stolen from the St. Catherine of Alexandria Cathedral on Tuesday.

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Canada Wed, 09 Sep 2020 08:45:30 -0400
Car accident uncovers priest's 'prolonged history of theft' /home/international/item/29948-car-accident-uncovers-priest-s-prolonged-history-of-theft /home/international/item/29948-car-accident-uncovers-priest-s-prolonged-history-of-theft

SANTA ROSA, Calif. -- Bishop Robert F. Vasa informed the Santa Rosa Diocese July 22 that a local pastor was recovering well from surgery for injuries he sustained in a car accident, but he also had to announce the incident had uncovered the priest's "prolonged history of theft."

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cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Tue, 23 Jul 2019 15:18:14 -0400
Thieves target gravesite vases in Mississauga /item/28257-thieves-target-gravesite-vases-in-mississauga /item/28257-thieves-target-gravesite-vases-in-mississauga

Peel police are investigating a rash of thefts at three Catholic cemeteries in Mississauga, Ont., where thieves have made off with bronze vases from gravesites.

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mickeyc@catholicregister.org (Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register) Canada Mon, 22 Oct 2018 16:01:47 -0400
Pilgrims pray for return of stolen Italian saintöÏÓãÊÓƵapp brain /home/international/item/25367-pilgrims-pray-for-return-of-stolen-italian-saint-s-brain /home/international/item/25367-pilgrims-pray-for-return-of-stolen-italian-saint-s-brain

ROME, Italy – Police set up roadblocks in northern Italy after a thief posing as a pilgrim stole tiny fragments of the brain of John Bosco, one of the countryöÏÓãÊÓƵapp most revered saints.

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International Mon, 05 Jun 2017 11:20:00 -0400
Man steals briefcase during Mass at St. Michael's Cathedral /item/23872-man-steals-briefcase-during-mass-at-st-michael-s-cathedral /item/23872-man-steals-briefcase-during-mass-at-st-michael-s-cathedral

Most of us go to church to pray. But beware, some prey.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada: Toronto-GTA Fri, 16 Dec 2016 10:00:00 -0500