A statue of Jesus Messiah was torn down and anti-Catholic graffiti sprayed across a historic war memorial outside St Albans Catholic Church in Warrington, England, just days before Remembrance Sunday. Christ's head is smashed off the cross, while green and black paint is smeared across the face of the monument. Offensive words, including "no cross s**t", were written on the plaque. The memorial commemorates the local community members who died during the First and Second World Wars. Founded in 1772, St Albans is Warrington's oldest surviving Catholic parish and a Grade II listed church.

A statue of Jesus Messiah was torn down and anti-Catholic graffiti sprayed across a historic war memorial outside St Albans Catholic Church in Warrington, England, just days before Remembrance Sunday. Christ's head is smashed off the cross, while green and black paint is smeared across the face of the monument. Offensive words, including "no cross s**t", were written on the plaque. The memorial commemorates the local community members who died during the First and Second World Wars. Founded in 1772, St Albans is Warrington's oldest surviving Catholic parish and a Grade II listed church.