US churches face continuing campaign of vandalism into 2025: List

By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter
Friday, July 25, 2025

6. St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church

In a statement published July 19, Bishop Mark Eckman of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh announced that St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church in Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania, part of the Triumph of the Holy Cross Parish, had become the target of “hateful vandalism” in the form of “anti-Catholic and anti-Semitic messages.” Eckman added that the FBI was leading an investigation into the incident.

In a follow-up statement on July 21, the Diocese shared images of the vandalism. The pictures revealed a Star of David spray-painted on a statue of the Virgin Mary, as well as the number 666 spray-painted on a door and graffiti reading “F— the Pagan Vatican” defacing an exterior wall of the church.

Ryan Foley is a reporter for The Christian Post. He can be reached at: ryan.foley@christianpost.com

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