{"id":2584907,"date":"2026-03-28T13:26:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T17:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mamdani-denounces-anti-catholic-vandalism-in-new-york-city\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T13:27:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T17:27:15","slug":"mamdani-denounces-anti-catholic-vandalism-in-new-york-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mamdani-denounces-anti-catholic-vandalism-in-new-york-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Mamdani denounces anti-Catholic vandalism in New York City"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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%2Fmamdani-denounces-anti-catholic-vandalism-in-new-york-city%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=2584907&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>New York city Mayor Zohran Mamdani condemned vandalism at two Catholic churches in Far Rockaway, Queens, as the NYPD investigates the incidents as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-in-nyc-arrested-for-a-string-of-attacks-on-women\/\" title=\"Man in NYC arre...ed for a ...ring of attacks on women\">hate crimes<\/a>. He stated on social media that everyone in the city deserves to practice their faith freely, without fear or intimidation. the attacks targeted St. Rita\u2019s Church (March 21), where a statue of St. Francis was spray-painted blue and the floor marked with the word \u201cPAGAN,\u201d and St. Gertrude\u2019s Church (March 14), where a statue of the Virgin Mary was broken. No arrests have been made, and the NYPD hate Crimes Task Force is continuing the inquiry. the incidents occur as parishes move into Holy Week and Mamdani offered solidarity with the affected communities.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Mamdani denounces anti-Catholic vandalism in New York City<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2545211\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>New York City Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/zohran-mamdani\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11802\">Zohran Mamdani<\/a> spoke out against two recent incidents of vandalism at Catholic churches in Queens as the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nypd\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1446\">New York City Police Department<\/a> investigates the mid-March events as hate crimes.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m deeply troubled by reports of vandalism targeting two Catholic churches in Far Rockaway. Everyone in our city deserves to practice their faith freely, without fear or intimidation,&rdquo; Mamdani <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NYCMayor\/status\/2037658193426333974\">wrote on X<\/a> on Friday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4505240\/glamour-shots-of-noem-and-phones-in-faraday-bags-mullin-takes-on-a-messy-dhs\/\">Glamour shots of Noem and phones in Faraday bags: Mullin takes on a messy DHS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4503186\/some-lives-more-valuable-than-others-liberal-media-sheridan-gorman\/\">For the Left, some lives are apparently more valuable than others<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4504170\/cover-up-worse-than-the-crime-dc-stats\/\">The cover-up is worse than the crime: One woman&#8217;s experience with D.C. public safety stats<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The Mayor&rsquo;s words come nearly a week after the latest incident of vandalism, as the NYPD investigates a March 21 spray-painting incident that took place at St. Rita&rsquo;s Roman Catholic Church. The first incident occurred several weeks ago on March 14 at St. Gertrude&rsquo;s Roman Catholic Church.<\/p>\n<p>At St. Rita&rsquo;s Roman Catholic Church, an unknown vandal suspect <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/dioceseofbrooklyn.org\/press-releases\/hate-crime-vandalism-reported-at-two-queens-catholic-churches\/\">spray-painted<\/a> a statue of St. Francis of Assisi outside the place of worship blue. The NYPD told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that per the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >police report filed<\/a> on Tuesday, the suspect &ldquo;also spray painted the word &lsquo;PAGAN&rsquo; on the floor in front of the statue.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>At St. Gertrude&rsquo;s on March 14, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-fla-authorities-investigating-hack-on-pinellas-county-water-supply\/\" title=\"FBI, Fla. authorities inve...igating hack on Pinellas County water supply\">unknown suspect broke<\/a> a statue of the Virgin Mary on the church&rsquo;s property. <\/p>\n<p>For both incidents in Far Rockaway, the NYPD said, &ldquo;There are no arrests, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blm-protesters-bust-barricade-around-rochester-police-station-block-road-following-incident-with-9-year-old\/\" title=\"BLM Prote...ers Bu... Barricade Around Roche...er Police ...ation, Block Road Following Incident With 9-Year-Old\">investigation remains ongoing<\/a> by the NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4508372\/three-house-democrats-buck-jeffries-and-back-johnsons-60-day-dhs-funding-patch\/\">THREE HOUSE DEMOCRATS BUCK JEFFRIES AND BACK JOHNSON&rsquo;S 60-DAY DHS FUNDING PATCH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The second NYPD investigation and Mamdani&rsquo;s statement come just days before Palm Sunday as the Catholic parishes move into the Holy Week leading up to Easter.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We stand in solidarity with these parishes and their communities as they recover,&rdquo; Mamdani said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mamdani condemns vandalism at NYC Catholic churches<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2584908,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26078025256047.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[76726,18728,56552,36462,52212],"class_list":["post-2584907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-anti-catholic-vandalism","tag-catholicism","tag-mamdani","tag-new-york-city","tag-religious-intolerance"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26078025256047.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2584907","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\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2584907"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2584907\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2584911,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2584907\/revisions\/2584911"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2584908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2584907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2584907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2584907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}