
Pipe Bomb Found Behind Catholic Church in Philadelphia
According to a police report, a passerby found the pipe bomb behind St. Dominic Catholic Church in the Holmesburg neighborhood of the city on Sunday.
According to a police report, a passerby found the pipe bomb behind St. Dominic Catholic Church in the Holmesburg neighborhood of the city on Sunday.
The bishops said that the Catholic Church has increasingly been targeted by attackers.
The attack in which Sister Maria de Coppi, 83, was shot and killed was carried out the night of Sept. 6 in Chipene.
The statue from Portugal is one of only four in existence.
Photos show a broken outer window above a set of double doors, with shattered glass beneath.
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