Members of a Taranaki church are devastated after thieves stole a quarter of the iron they fundraised $28,000 for, before it could be used to fix the leaking roof of their rural church. Continue reading Related Posts:Man who stole from church leave “sorry” noteSt. Laurence O’Toole’s heart returned…St Joseph’s in Hāwera celebrates milestoneTangata whenua angry over use Read more
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Thief steals lectionary and church candle 
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Thursday, March 28th, 2019
It was almost a matter of bell book and candle after a thief stole the lectionary and the pascal candle from St Mary of the Angels in Wellington. First to disappear was the paschal candle. It had been used in a shrine halfway up the main aisle on the weekend of the mosque shootings in Read more
Parishioners pray for the return of stolen statue of Mary Comments 0
Tuesday, December 6th, 2016
The Catholics of northwest Auckland are grieving over the apparent theft of a statue of the Virgin Mary from the grounds of their church. The statue, estimated to stand 1.2m tall and filled with concrete, was wrenched out of its stone-arched grotto at St Joseph’s in Helensville, some time on Saturday night/Sunday morning. Continue reading Read more
Church doors will stay open despite theft and vandalism Comments 0
Friday, August 19th, 2016
A Taranaki priest says the church doors will stay open despite a recent theft which fleeced a parish of more than $2,000 in electronics equipment. Father Craig Butler said while crime which targeted churches was rare, the impact was widely felt among parishioners. In June, a thief made off with five microphones and other electronic Read more
2 chalices missing from South Dunedin church Comments 0
Tuesday, September 9th, 2014
Dunedin police are investigating the disappearance of the two sterling silver chalices from St Patrick’s Basilica in South Dunedin. One is nearly 30cm tall. It came from the former Dunedin North Dominican Hall and dates back to 1949 according to an inscription on the chalice. The letters IHS are engraved on the front of it. Read more
Kiwi accused of stealing husband’s sperm Comments 0
Tuesday, October 8th, 2013
New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has found itself involved in a bitter dispute over an Egyptian businessman’s sperm and is doing its diplomatic best to extricate itself. Mohammad Fouad has taken to court claims his Kiwi wife misused his sperm to get their maid pregnant. Gulfnews.com reports Fouad is suing his wife Read more
Vatican computer technician given suspended sentence Comments 0
Tuesday, November 13th, 2012
While the Vatican computer technician involved in the Vatileaks scandal has received a two-month suspended sentence, the committee of cardinal investigating the case is reported to have recommended a papal pardon for the Pope’s personal assistant at the centre of the scandal. The technician, Claudio Sciarpelletti, was found guilty of aiding and abetting Pope Benedict Read more
Priest spared in $300,000, theft, not Deacon Comments 0
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011
Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass noted the stark inequity in the case of a Joliet, Ill., diocesan Catholic priest who was sentenced to 60 days in jail for stealing some $300,000 from his parish, while a Joliet diocesan deacon who stole about the same amount from his church, was given six years in prison.
