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Fear and vigilance rise as attacks on houses of worship intensify worldwide
Attacks driven by extremist ideologies have increased global security measures at houses of worship as deaths and injuries continue, including two killed in a recent Manchester synagogue attack.
- On Oct. 2, 2025, a Manchester synagogue attack killed two worshippers, police say the attacker pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group amid rising assaults on places of worship.
- In recent years, high-profile attacks by white supremacists and Islamic State group extremists targeted the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, Tree of Life synagogue, and Christchurch mosques, raising global fear.
- Attackers employed shootings, suicide bombings, arson, stabbings and vehicle ramming in attacks from the Peshawar Shiite mosque attack to the Greek Orthodox church near Damascus, Berlin synagogue Molotov incident and Melbourne synagogue firebombing.
- Congregations have increased security spending—one paying $20,000 per month—and U.S. leaders urge expanding the Nonprofit Security Grant Program after new weapons laws and social media protocol changes.
- Training and emergency-response planning have helped save lives in Pittsburgh, yet worshippers and clergy worldwide report persistent fear about safety and openness.
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Fear and vigilance rise as attacks on houses of worship intensify worldwide
Statistically, attending a weekly worship service is a remarkably safe thing to do. Global annual attendance totals many billions; the number of people killed in attacks on individual houses of worship in any given year is generally less than a few hundred.
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Every week, hundreds of millions of people around the world gather to worship in peace. But for some, there comes a day when deadly violence invades their sacred spaces and destroys that sense of sanctuary and security.
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