Archbishop leads exorcism prayer after statue of saint toppled in San Francisco park By Don Sweeney. Updated July 01, 2020 9:07 AM.

After a mob tore down statues, including a figure of St. Junípero Serra statue, in a San Francisco park, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone was joined by several dozen Catholics Saturday in prayer ...

A crowd of about 100 people tore down another St. Junípero Serra statue in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park the evening of June 19. Cordileone offered exorcism prayers after that incident.

Tim Busch speaks during the dedication of a statue of Saint Junipero Serra at the entrance to JSerra Catholic High School in San Juan Capistrano, CA on Wednesday, September 19, 2018.

Clote said staff at St. Josaphat's Basilica heard a crash Saturday afternoon and found the toppled statue shattered on the floor. The two men who did it were running out the door.

On a snowy Sunday morning in Royal Oak, members of the St. Mary’s Catholic Church gathered in prayer for the 30-year-old man who was caught vandalizing the church and its beloved Virgin Mary statue.

There is a prayer card at the statue for visitors, created by Fr. Betti, SJ. ... Prayer to St. Aloysius Gonzaga, SJ In times of Epidemics – Patron in times of Epidemics.

With prayers, songs and chants, members of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity supported the removal of Jim Crow-era statues in New Orleans and called for racial reconciliation in the city ...