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Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh asking for public's help in identifying North Side vandal

December 15, 2024 / 7:16 AM EST / CBS Pittsburgh

Virgin Mary statue vandalized at St. Peter's Church

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh is on the lookout for someone who vandalized a statue of the Virgin Mary.

The vandalism happened at Saint Peter Church on the city's North Side.

Maintenance staff found the statue broken into pieces, as well as missing its head, on Friday morning.

They were working on Friday and found it near the entrance to a side building. They proceeded to contact the police.

Anyone with information regarding the vandalism of the statue, they're asked to call Pittsburgh police or the church security office at 412-456-3148.

Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese

Patrick Damp

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.