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On December 30, 2025, the Church of St. Benedict (Santuário Arquidiocesano de Adoração – Paróquia São Benedito) in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, was vandalized when a man stormed into the church and destroyed sacred images. A historic, decades-old statue of St. Benedict was knocked down and shattered inside the sanctuary. The suspect was restrained by church staff and worshippers before being arrested by the local police. Authorities are treating the incident as damage to religious property and an act of religious intolerance. The rector of the sanctuary, Fr. Francisco Júnior de Oliveira Marques, said the attack has deeply shaken the local Catholic community, for whom the shrine holds immense spiritual and cultural significance. Church leaders have called for prayer, reparation, and vigilance, affirming that worship will continue despite the violence.
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