Feminists attack Roman Catholic churches in Latin America
During protest actions, members of radical groups attacked cathedrals in several Latin American countries, assaulted police officers, and threw paint at believers.
On March 8, 2026, radical feminist groups carried out a series of attacks on Catholic churches and public buildings across Latin America. Acts of vandalism and physical violence were reported in Mexico, Argentina, and Bolivia. This was reported by the news agency EWTN News.
In Mexico City, protesters attacked the Metropolitan Cathedral on Constitution Square. Participants in the unrest tore out a traffic light and tried to use it to break through the protective barriers around the church. Police used tear gas to drive the crowd away from the building. In the city of Mérida, radicals covered St. Ildefonso Cathedral with graffiti calling to “abort the Church.”
In the Mexican city of Xalapa, participants in the protests threw paint at believers and police officers guarding a local church. The attackers shouted insults at Christians and smashed windows at the local seminary. According to the local Catholic media outlet Catolin, among the slogans they chanted were “get your rosaries off our ovaries” and “death to pro-lifers.”
In the Argentine city of Salta, feminists broke through the cordon around the cathedral and assaulted the police officers guarding it. As a result of the attack, one female officer was injured and hospitalized.
In Bolivia, radicals splashed paint on the columns and doors of the Basilica of St. Lawrence the Martyr. Further damage to the shrine was prevented by parishioners who came out to defend the building. Archbishop of Cochabamba Óscar Aparicio called the radicals’ actions unacceptable. “In the name of respect and nonviolence, violence is done to us and we are insulted. I think this is unacceptable for all of us,” the hierarch said.
Earlier, the UOJ reported that the Uruguayan government had legalized euthanasia.
