September 4, 2020. The cross on the grave of a royal Greek couple at the cemetery at the Tatoi Palace outside Athens was found vandalized on Monday. The Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports stated that police found the cross on the grave of King Paul I of Greece and Queen Frederica broken into three pieces during a routine afternoon patrol, […]
» Read moreJuly 30, 2020. Locals were frightened by threats and nazi graffiti recently discovered at their Serbian Orthodox church in the village of Dobrič in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The graffiti was found on the fence around the Church of the Resurrection of Christ and the Orthodox cemetery on Tuesday. Unknown vandals painted, “All this awaits you,” as well as the letter […]
» Read moreJuly 20, 2020. In Kyiv, vandals threw stones at an icon at the UOC Church of Blessed Xenia of St. Petersburg, breaking the glass and damaging the icon, reports Archpriest Gleb Pomelov, the rector of the temple, on his Facebook page on July 19, 2020. “For 12 years of life, the Church of Blessed Xenia of St. Petersburg at the […]
» Read moreJuly 16, 2020. The church-yard of St. Vasilije of Ostrog in the village of Martinovići near Gusinje, Montenegro, has constantly been under attacks of a group of vandals, but the State Security Centre has not done anything concerning that. The recently erected gate and fence around the church property, in order to prevent entry of cattle into the church, has […]
» Read moreFebruary 19, 2020. Two young men have been arrested and charged with vandalism at the Saint Gregory Palamas Holy Metropolitan Church in Thessaloniki. The incident occurred around 3:30 AM when the 24 and 22-year-olds splattered paint and scattered flyers at the busts in the Metropolitan Courtyard, reports Vima Orthodoxias. The young men, members of the Thessaloniki Freedom Initiative, acted in […]
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