Statue of Christ beheaded at Long Island parish
May 20, 2026
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CWN Editor's Note: An outdoor statue of Jesus was beheaded at St. Mary’s Church in East Islip, a town on Long Island in New York State.
The Suffolk County Police Hate Crimes Unit is investigating the crime.
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has documented over 400 acts of vandalism, arson, and other destruction at parishes and other Catholic sites in the United States since 2020. A tracker at CatholicVote.org lists additional attacks.
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