Attempted arson at Church of St. Joseph the Worker

About 11:20 p.m. on August 3, 2026, someone set a burning packet against the side doors of the Church of St. Joseph the Worker in Kielce, facing Marszałkowska Street. A neighbor alerted the pastor; parishioners and people from the adoration chapel put the fire out with extinguishers. The doors were partly charred. Police opened an investigation; no arrest was reported.