A rock through the basilica’s window.Two statues of Fatima children broken into pieces.Another statue stolen.This all happened to three churches over the last few weeks all just in the city of Lewiston, Maine.

 

Dear Friend,   A rock through the basilica’s window.   Two statues of Fatima children broken into pieces.   Another statue stolen.   This all happened to three churches over the last few weeks – all just in the city of Lewiston, Maine.   But did you hear any words condemning these attacks from the Governor of Maine or the President of the United States? What about wall-to-wall coverage about this on cable news?    Of course not.   But we at CatholicVote are not resting. We remain firmly dedicated to speaking out against the violence on Catholic churches across the country.   Your support is critical to this effort! Can you chip in $5 or more to help right now?   We are in the middle of a Novena to Saint Michael. It’s the second year we’ve done this Novena to pray for the protection of our Catholic churches.   And with your support, we’ve united that prayer to action as well. We update our Violence Tracker nearly every day (sadly, it’s necessary) – which now details 360 attacks against Catholic churches since 2020. Our tracker is regularly cited by reporters and members of Congress. We’ve done hundreds of media interviews, and are consistently interviewed every week –  in print, radio, online and on TV to ensure Americans are aware of these shameful acts of vandalism and domestic terrorism. With the help of Judicial Watch, we are suing the federal law enforcement agencies to force the FBI to come clean and disclose all documents pertaining to the surveillance of Catholic churches in the United States.  I truly believe that God has given us CatholicVote’s platform not only to expose anti-Catholic bigotry, but to fight back with every ounce of strength we have.    >> Can you chip in $10 or $25 or more to help?   Just last week in front of Congress, Attorney General Merrick Garland conceded only after significant pressure that Catholics “aren’t terrorists”! The whole “Richmond memo,” which authorized spying on Catholic churches, was clearly an afterthought and aberration from his point of view.    But as Catholics, it’s top of our mind.    We’re sick of being ignored. We’ve got to do more!   Please consider supporting our ongoing initiatives to defend Catholics in America.    We’re preparing a massive effort for the presidential campaigns to keep anti-Catholic violence and bigotry in front of the public eye.    With your help, every candidate will have to confront the reality that we live with every day as Catholics.      Chip in $50 or $100 to fuel more initiatives like this!   I need your help to fight back.    You in?   Brian Paid for by CatholicVote Civic Action, a 501(c)(4) organization. CATHOLICVOTE  |  PO Box 3310  |  Carmel, IN 46082  |  (317) 669-6127