Tabernacle forced and consecrated hosts stolen at Chiesa di Santa Sofia, Corsano

Overnight into 9 October 2026, unknown people entered the Chiesa di Santa Sofia Vergine e Martire in Corsano, in Salento, forced the door of the tabernacle on the high altar and took 20 consecrated hosts and a large host used for Eucharistic adoration. The parish priest discovered the theft on the morning of 9 October. Carabinieri from the Tricase company inspected the church and opened an investigation. The Bishop of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca called a day of fasting and reparation.

Sacrilegious theft, mapped to incidentType vandalism. Coordinates are the Nominatim place_of_worship pin for Chiesa di Santa Sofia, Corsano. Also reported by Quotidiano di Puglia, Il Gallo and la Repubblica Bari.