Offering box cut open in repeat break-in at Jasna Górka sanctuary, Ślemień

In another break-in at the grotto of the Jasna Górka sanctuary, Parish of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, in Ślemień (Żywiec County, Silesia), Poland, intruders cut open the offering box, took the offerings, and stole a trail camera. The parish said other cameras recorded the act and gave the perpetrators three days to come forward and repair the damage before reporting it to police. Radio Bielsko reported the parish statement.

Break-in and offering-box theft mapped to incidentType vandalism. Coordinates are the village/church-level pin for the Jasna Górka sanctuary, Ślemień (49.7086, 19.3553). occurredOn is 4 October 2026, the date reported by the parish.