Romanian Man Defaces Vatican Altar, Damaging Objects Worth Thousands of Dollars

A Romanian man who jumped onto the main altar at Saint Peter’s Basilica was apprehended by security staff at the Vatican on February 7.A video capturing the incident shows the individual jumping onto the altar, removing the altar cloth, and kicking six gold candle holders. The candelabras damaged are worth roughly $31,000.“This is an episode of a person with a serious mental disability, who has been detained by the Vatican Police and then placed at the disposal of the Italian authori