Published 2 years ago

$2M relic stolen, angel statue beheaded at Brooklyn church

Summary by Ground News

The incident happened at St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church in Brooklyn. The tabernacle, a box containing Holy Communion items, was made of 18-carat gold and decorated with jewels. Camera recordings from the church's security system were also stolen. Angel statues flanking the tabernacles were decapitated and destroyed.

0 Articles

All

Left

Center

Right

The Guardian

$2m tabernacle stolen from New York City Catholic church, police say

Brooklyn diocese calls it ‘a crime of disrespect and hate’ and says gold relic is irreplaceable because of its historical and artistic value

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

Read Full Article

CTV News

US$2M relic stolen, angel statue beheaded at Brooklyn church

Police say someone busted into the altar at a New York City church, stole a US$2 million gold relic and removed the head from a statue of an angel at some point late last week.

2 years ago·Canada

Read Full Article

The Independent

$2m tabernacle made of solid gold is stolen from Brooklyn church

Artifact dates back to 1888

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

Read Full Article

Associated Press News

$2M relic stolen, angel statue beheaded at Brooklyn church

Police say someone busted into the altar at a New York City church, stole a $2 million gold relic and removed the head from a statue of an angel. The

2 years ago·United States

Read Full Article

USA Today

$2 million gold relic stolen from NYC church; angel statue beheaded in 'brazen crime'

Camera recordings from the

2 years ago·United States

Read Full Article

Global News

Tabernacle worth $2M stolen, angel statues beheaded in New York Catholic church - National

Various heavy duty power tools were used to "forcefully cut open" a portion of the altar to remove the 18-karat gold and silver, bejeweled tabernacle from its place in the church.

2 years ago·Toronto, Canada

Read Full Article

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/year

Ground News Article Assistant

Not enough coverage to generate an Article Assistant.