Tabernacle ripped out and stolen at Sant'Antonio, Cascine Nuove

In the night between Sunday and Monday, about 3:00 a.m. on Monday, 22 September 2026, thieves forced the doors of Chiesa di Sant'Antonio in Cascine Nuove / Case Nuove (between Pieve del Cairo and Mezzana Bigli, Pavia, Lombardy, Italy). They ripped out the tabernacle containing consecrated hosts and stole it, and also took gold chains and rosaries from the statue of Sant'Antonio. Candlesticks were abandoned near the exit, likely after the thieves were disturbed. The theft was discovered on the morning of 22 September. Parish priest Don Luca Discacciati reported it; Carabinieri of Pieve del Cairo are investigating. The church had been closed since June and was planned to reopen in October. L'Informatore Vigevanese published on 22 September 2026; L'Araldo Lomellino also reported the theft.

Theft mapped to incidentType vandalism. Coordinates are the Nominatim hamlet pin for Cascine Nuove, Pieve del Cairo (45.0523038, 8.8410920); Nominatim returned no place_of_worship pin for Chiesa di Sant'Antonio. occurredOn is Monday 22 September, the night of the break-in and the morning it was discovered.