{"id":2402023,"date":"2025-02-12T18:15:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T23:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harrowing-footage-armed-attacker-rushes-at-priest-mid-service\/"},"modified":"2025-02-12T18:16:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T23:16:06","slug":"harrowing-footage-armed-attacker-rushes-at-priest-mid-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harrowing-footage-armed-attacker-rushes-at-priest-mid-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Harrowing Footage: Armed Attacker Rushes at Priest Mid-Service"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fharrowing-footage-armed-attacker-rushes-at-priest-mid-service%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=2402023&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>A Catholic priest in Winnipeg,Manitoba,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-harris-in-dead-heat-in-pennsylvania-polling-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump, Harris in dead heat in Pennsylvania polling - Washington Examiner\">narrowly escaped injury<\/a> during\u2062 a\u2062 Sunday service when a man armed\u200d with a \u200bknife attacked\u200d him. The incident\u200c occurred at Holy Ghost Parish,\u200b shocking the congregation as such violence is rare in places of worship. Video footage captured\u2064 the assault, showing the attacker, dressed in a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">yellow \u200djacket<\/a>, approaching the priest at the altar with a knife raised. Fortunately, the priest \u2064managed too evade the attack, and the assailant subsequently stabbed the altar before sitting down without further confrontation.<\/p>\n<p>An off-duty royal Canadian mounted \u2064Police officer on-site promptly intervened, handcuffing the attacker, \u200blater identified as 50-year-old Pawel Olownia, who was charged with several\u2062 offenses, including assault with a weapon. Police are currently \u2064investigating the motives behind the attack, noting that Olownia\u2063 was not known to the congregation \u200cand had a prior criminal history. No injuries were \u2063reported,and law enforcement described the lack of harm as &#8220;a bit of a miracle,&#8221; given the circumstances.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A Catholic priest in Canada escaped injury Sunday after a man with a knife rushed at him during a Sunday evening service in Winnipeg, Manitoba.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a very rare incident and I think everybody involved is quite shaken up as a result,&rdquo; Winnipeg police representative Constable Stephen Spencer said, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/manitoba\/pastor-knife-attack-winnipeg-1.7455399\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canadian Broadcasting Corporation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Nobody expects that when they go to church on Sunday or any day of the week, that somebody&rsquo;s going to be there with a weapon and try and attack somebody in the church,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Video of the 6 p.m. attack at Holy Ghost Parish was <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CatholicArena\/status\/1889406283469693343\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on social media platform X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The video showed the priest arriving at the altar near the middle of the service, when a man in a yellow jacket approached. As they neared each other, the man in the yellow jacket pulled out a knife and raised it in his right hand while trying to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/suspect-allegedly-attacks-churchgoer-service-deploys-suspicious-devices-police-respond\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">grab the priest<\/a> with his left.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following video contains footage of an attempted attack that some may find disturbing.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A priest narrowly escaped being MARTYRED during Mass in Winnipeg, Canada this past Sunday after being chased with a KNIFE by a THUG <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZzoARsoekc\">pic.twitter.com\/ZzoARsoekc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Catholic Arena (@CatholicArena) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CatholicArena\/status\/1889406283469693343?\">February 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The priest fled from the altar. The man in the yellow jacket did not follow. Instead, he stabbed the knife into the altar and sat down in a chair behind the altar.<\/p>\n<p>A man who was later revealed to be an off-duty Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer then walked up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-thing-madness-deadly-church-attack-investigated-possible-act-terrorism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to the man<\/a>, who did not resist, and handcuffed the attacker&rsquo;s hands behind his back.<\/p>\n<p>Winnipeg Police Service representative Constable Dani McKinnon said police do not know the attacker&rsquo;s motive, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/breakingnews\/2025\/02\/10\/man-charged-in-church-knife-incident\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Winnipeg Free Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/catholic-priest-brutally-attacked-live-streamed-mass\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">priest<\/a> did not know the man.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This was extremely unexpected. We don&rsquo;t often hear of acts of violence occurring within places of worship in Winnipeg,&rdquo; McKinnon said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Police do not believe that the accused in this matter regularly attended the church or was part of the congregation, so it is more disturbing in that a motive hasn&rsquo;t been established or may not until (the charges proceed to) court,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He seems driven in the video, he seems to know where he wants to go with the assault,&rdquo; she said, adding, &ldquo;The pastor, he essentially stepped off the line of attack and saved himself.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>McKinnon called it &nbsp;&ldquo;a bit of a miracle&rdquo; that the officer was present and no one was injured.<\/p>\n<p>Pawel Olownia, 50, of Winnipeg, has been charged with assault with a weapon, possession of a weapon, and disturbing a meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Olownia, who remains in custody, was previously convicted of assaulting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tucker-carlson-on-pelosis-pick-to-review-of-capitol-riot-like-putting-joy-reid-in-charge-of-security\/\" title=\"Tucker Carlson On Pelosi\u2019s Pick To Review Of Capitol Riot: \u2018Like Putting Joy Reid In Charge Of Security\u2019\">peace officer<\/a> with a weapon in July 2018. He was sentenced to 11 months in jail in that case, the Free Press reported.<\/p>\n<p>Olownia was given probation after 2004 convictions for assault, theft under $5,000 and uttering threats, for which he received probation.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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