Police in Melbourne are investigating suspected arsons at three churches with historic links to abusive priests. Fire destroyed the 123-year-old St James Church in Brighton in late March. And fires at St Mary’s Church in Dandenong caused A$250,000 worth of damage. A separate blaze started near a door at St Mary’s in St Kilda East Read more
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Church members support woman accused of setting fire to their church
Tuesday, March 11th, 2014
Members of New Plymouth’s Catholic community have offered support to the woman alleged to have set fire to their church down on January 6. Last week, a group of about 10 mostly elderly people, several of whom were family members, supported Donna Joy Esma Mischeski in court where she pleaded not guilty to wilfully damaging Read more
Feilding Pastor forgives the man who burned down his church
Tuesday, May 28th, 2013
Pastor Allen Hince regularly visits the man who burned down his church and is offering him solace while he is in prison. The Bowen St Baptist Church community centre was torched in January 2011 by Feilding firebug Richard David Elliott, a security guard tasked with patrolling the town’s CBD between 9pm and 3am each night. Read more