The Stiftskirche church in Stuttgart, Germany. (Photo: Getty/iStock)
There were 849 incidents of theft and vandalism against churches and chapels in the German state of Baden-Württemberg last year, official figures reveal.
Incidents against chapels rose by 26% on the previous year. The cost of the damage to both churches and chapels runs into hundreds of thousands of euros, Evangelical Focus reports.
The stats were collated by the state’s interior ministry in response to a request from the Free Democratic Party. CT.
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