He said the tabernacle veil, which is used to house the Eucharist, was destroyed. Maldonato spent hours cleaning up the paint, which was also doused on the two podiums at the altar.

The tabernacle at St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church dates to the 1890s and is a sacred work of art that cannot be replaced, according to the Diocese of Brooklyn.

The tabernacle, which is pure 18-karat gold, dates back to the 1890s, according to the Diocese of Brooklyn. The burglars broke into Saint Augustine Roman Catholic Church in Park Slope and cut ...

After removing everything from the tabernacle as a precaution, the chaplains reported the desecrations to the hospital management, which referred the incidents to law enforcement. A Mass in ...

A tabernacle valued at $2 million was stolen from a Catholic church in Brooklyn last week and statues of angels flanking the altar were decapitated in the process, police said.

The Catholic Archdiocese of Brooklyn is offering a $50,000 reward in the case of the bejeweled tabernacle shamelessly stolen from a Park Slope church over Memorial Day weekend.

The most sacred item in a Catholic church, the tabernacle, has been stolen in Katy By Claire Goodman, Staff writer Updated May 11, 2022 12:12 p.m.

HORIZON, Texas -- Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Horizon has had one of its most sacred objects stolen -- the tabernacle, which according to Catholic belief holds the body and blood of Christ.