Satanic graffiti on the wall of Santa Chiara, Canicattì

Reported on 4 October 2026: black spray-paint satanic and esoteric writing in English (Black Metal / NSBM terms), pentagrams, an inverted cross, and a stylised swastika-like symbol were found on the boundary wall and retaining wall of Chiesa di Santa Chiara on via Guggino and on the outer perimeter of the religious complex on via Svizzera in Canicattì (Agrigento), Sicily. The church holds the relics of Blessed Judge Rosario Livatino. The Cartello Sociale noted that the graffiti coincided with 3 October, Livatino's birth anniversary; the exact night is not stated. Mayor Vincenzo Corbo filed a police complaint and had the writing erased. Police are investigating and checking CCTV. il Fatto Nisseno / AGI published on 4 October 2026; Giornale Centro Sicilia and GrandangoloAgrigento also reported it.

Graffiti filed as incidentType vandalism. Coordinates are the Nominatim town pin for Canicattì (37.3589420, 13.8503640); Nominatim returned no place_of_worship pin for Chiesa di Santa Chiara. occurredOn is 3 October 2026, the date the Cartello Sociale associated with the graffiti; the exact night is not stated and the report ran 4 October. Giornale Centro Sicilia: https://www.giornalecentrosicilia.it/2026/10/04/canicatti-atti-vandalici-a-santa-chiara-scritte-blasfeme-sul-muro-indaga-la-polizia/