{"id":1103083,"date":"2021-12-09T15:44:42","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T20:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1103083"},"modified":"2021-12-09T15:44:46","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T20:44:46","slug":"video-statue-of-mary-attacked-hands-smashed-off-outside-largest-roman-catholic-church-in-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-statue-of-mary-attacked-hands-smashed-off-outside-largest-roman-catholic-church-in-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Statue Of Mary Attacked, Hands Smashed Off Outside Largest Roman Catholic Church In U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvideo-statue-of-mary-attacked-hands-smashed-off-outside-largest-roman-catholic-church-in-u-s%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1103083&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>District of Columbia police are on the lookout for any information leading to the arrest of an individual who vandalized a marble statue of Our Lady of Fatima outside the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington D.C. The attack was captured on a security camera and shows a masked man attacking the head of the statue of the Biblical Mary, mother of Jesus, as well as smashing off her hands.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/washington.org\/find-dc-listings\/basilica-national-shrine-immaculate-conception\">reported<\/a> by Washington.org, the \u201cBasilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is the largest Roman Catholic church in the United States and North America, and is one of the ten largest churches in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The act of vandalism can be seen here:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">WATCH: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DCPoliceDept?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DCPoliceDept<\/a> release video of a suspect vandalizing a statue of Our Lady of Fatima outside <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarysShrine?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MarysShrine<\/a>, knocking off the statue\u2019s nose and folded hands.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone who has information can call the police at (202) 727-9099. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YfIRAqFKol\">https:\/\/t.co\/YfIRAqFKol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sa1TqvYThV\">pic.twitter.com\/sa1TqvYThV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 7News DC (@7NewsDC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/7NewsDC\/status\/1468952533997604864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The event occurred just three days before the feast of the Immaculate Conception, a holy day of obligation in the Roman Catholic church to celebrate the conception of Mary in the womb. Mary is believed by Catholics to be the virgin mother of Jesus Christ and the only woman to ever live free from original sin.<\/p>\n<p>This attack is just the latest to hit the Catholic church in America.<\/p>\n<p>Individuals \u2014 or groups \u2014&nbsp; have targeted at least 113 churches or statues \u201cacross 29 states and the District of Columbia since May 2020.&nbsp; Incidents include arson, statues beheaded, limbs cut, smashed, and painted, gravestones defaced with swastikas and anti-Catholic language and American flags next to them burned, and other destruction and vandalism,\u201d according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe vandalism of churches and their sacred art gives us the opportunity to bear witness to our hope in the Lord whose beauty is revealed on the Cross,\u201d USCCB <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usccb.org\/committees\/religious-liberty\/Backgrounder-Attacks-on-Catholic-Churches-in-US\">said<\/a> on their website.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the security camera footage, Catholic Vote \u2014 \u201ccommunity of patriotic Americans who believe our nation\u2019s founding principles are good and true, and worth fighting for\u201d \u2014 tweeted, \u201cViolence against Catholic churches, shrines and symbols is happening everywhere. Comedians mock and the media downplays or ignores.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Violence against Catholic churches, shrines and symbols is happening everywhere. Comedians mock and the media downplays or ignores. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7MipW7cCwE\">https:\/\/t.co\/7MipW7cCwE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CatholicVote.org (@CatholicVote) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CatholicVote\/status\/1469018572454350849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThough we are deeply pained by this incident, we pray for the perpetrator through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary under her title of Our Lady of Fatima,\u201d Msgr. Walter Rossi, rector of the national shrine, said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncronline.org\/news\/parish\/our-lady-fatima-statue-near-national-shrine-washington-vandalized\">statement given<\/a> to National Catholic Register.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Catholic media outlet, the statue is only four years old:<\/p>\n<p><em>The&nbsp;Fatima&nbsp;statue&nbsp;and the garden around it were completed in 2017, the 100th anniversary of Mary\u2019s appearances to three shepherd children in a field near&nbsp;Fatima, Portugal, with her message that eucharistic prayer, recitation of the rosary and penance would save souls and bring peace to the world.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>One on side of the national shrine\u2019s garden is the white Carrara marble sculpture of Our Lady of&nbsp;Fatima&nbsp;with the three child-visionaries at her feet, Lucia dos Santos and Jacinta and Francisco Marto. On the opposite side is the crucified Christ, sculpted from the same kind of marble.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>A paved walkway, symbolic of the thread connecting a rosary\u2019s beads, circles through and around the garden, taking visitors past groupings of colorful mosaics that illustrate the 20 mysteries of the rosary.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>On Sept. 23, 2017, Bishop Frank J. Caggiano of Bridgeport, Connecticut, blessed the new garden, walking to the&nbsp;Fatima&nbsp;statue, then around the path<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>District of Columbia police are on the lookout for any information leading to the arrest of an individual who vandalized a marble statue of Our Lady of Fatima outside the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington D.C. The attack was captured on a security camera and shows a masked man attacking the head of the statue of the Biblical Mary, mother of Jesus, as well as smashing off her hands.As reported by Washington.org, the \u201cBasilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is the largest Roman Catholic church in the United States and North America, and is one of the ten largest churches in the world.\u201dThe act of vandalism can be seen here:WATCH: @DCPoliceDept release video of a suspect vandalizing a statue of Our Lady of Fatima outside @MarysShrine, knocking off the statue\u2019s nose and folded hands.Anyone who has information can call the police at (202) 727-9099. https:\/\/t.co\/YfIRAqFKol pic.twitter.com\/sa1TqvYThV\u2014 7News DC (@7NewsDC) December 9, 2021The event occurred just three days before the feast of the Immaculate Conception, a holy day of obligation in the Roman Catholic church to celebrate the conception of Mary in the womb. Mary is believed by Catholics to be the virgin mother of Jesus Christ and the only woman to ever live free from original sin.This attack is just the latest to hit the Catholic church in America.Individuals \u2014 or groups \u2014\u00a0 have targeted at least 113 churches or statues \u201cacross 29 states and the District of Columbia since May 2020.\u00a0 Incidents include arson, statues beheaded, limbs cut, smashed, and painted, gravestones defaced with swastikas and anti-Catholic language and American flags next to them burned, and other destruction and vandalism,\u201d according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.\u201cThe vandalism of churches and their sacred art gives us the opportunity to bear witness to our hope in the Lord whose beauty is revealed on the Cross,\u201d USCCB said on their website.In response to the security camera footage, Catholic Vote \u2014 \u201ccommunity of patriotic Americans who believe our nation\u2019s founding principles are good and true, and worth fighting for\u201d \u2014 tweeted, \u201cViolence against Catholic churches, shrines and symbols is happening everywhere. Comedians mock and the media downplays or ignores.\u201dViolence against Catholic churches, shrines and symbols is happening everywhere. Comedians mock and the media downplays or ignores. https:\/\/t.co\/7MipW7cCwE\u2014 CatholicVote.org (@CatholicVote) December 9, 2021\u201cThough we are deeply pained by this incident, we pray for the perpetrator through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary under her title of Our Lady of Fatima,\u201d Msgr. Walter Rossi, rector of the national shrine, said in a statement given to National Catholic Register.According to the Catholic media outlet, the statue is only four years old:The\u00a0Fatima\u00a0statue\u00a0and the garden around it were completed in 2017, the 100th anniversary of Mary\u2019s appearances to three shepherd children in a field near\u00a0Fatima, Portugal, with her message that eucharistic prayer, recitation of the rosary and penance would save souls and bring peace to the world.One on side of the national shrine\u2019s garden is the white Carrara marble sculpture of Our Lady of\u00a0Fatima\u00a0with the three child-visionaries at her feet, Lucia dos Santos and Jacinta and Francisco Marto. On the opposite side is the crucified Christ, sculpted from the same kind of marble.A paved walkway, symbolic of the thread connecting a rosary\u2019s beads, circles through and around the garden, taking visitors past groupings of colorful mosaics that illustrate the 20 mysteries of the rosary.On Sept. 23, 2017, Bishop Frank J. Caggiano of Bridgeport, Connecticut, blessed the new garden, walking to the\u00a0Fatima\u00a0statue, then around the path.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":326,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1103083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1103083","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/326"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1103083"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1103083\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1103083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1103083"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1103083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}