A case of vandalism was recorded yesterday in the city of New York in the USA against a church, by a 30-year-old man.
The 30-year-old identified as Randy Maldonado Avila damaged with a hammer the statue of Mother Teresa and that of Saint Pope John XXIII, which were located at the entrance of the church of Saint Dominic, as well as the doors of this church.
Fortunately, the police managed to arrest the perpetrator at the scene.
The church's damaged doors were boarded up, while the vandalized statues were covered with a sheet, by volunteers within hours of the attack.
Father Michael Lynch, pastor at this church, has stated that he is awaiting an estimate from insurers for the total cost of repairs.
He predicted the repairs would be "expensive" but added that a volunteer had contacted the diocese offering to help rebuild the statues.