Churches around Europe were subjected to theft, arson and explosions last year, according to a new report published in late May.
Over 100 incidences of vandalism across 11 European countries are catalogued by a think-tank, the Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians. The report details cases of petrol bombs being thrown at a church in Italy, and Lutheran buildings that were burnt down in Germany.
Other examples include a man jailed in the UK for setting fire to churches, Bibles stolen in Germany and provocative graffiti spray-painted in a French cathedral.
