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The parish asked for prayers for 'the person or persons who have been destroying our shrine,' who 'are certainly poor in faith[.]'ROCKFORD, Illinois, July 28, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — A roadside shrine in the Catholic parish of Saint Bernadette in Rockford, Illinois has been vandalized and destroyed twice within three weeks — but the community is determined to rebuild it “a thousand times,” if necessary. The little shrine with the message “Jesus loves you” houses a crucifix and is located close to a bus stop in front of the church. On July 5 or 6, the first act of vandalism took...

Five Democratic campaign staffers who allegedly slashed the tires of 25 Republican get-out-the-vote vans on Election Day in Milwaukee will stand trial on felony charges. The defendants, who include the sons of a congresswoman and former acting mayor, face a maximum three and a half years in prison and a $10,000 fine if convicted of vandalism. The vans were rented by the GOP to drive voters to the polls. On Election Day, the five left Milwaukee just after 3 a.m. and returned shortly thereafter, according to the pretrial testimony of two Democratic presidential campaign workers, Levar Stoney and Opel Simmons....