Thieves steal 30 consecrated hosts from Parla parish

Thieves stole a tabernacle containing approximately 30 consecrated hosts from the Our Lady of the Assumption parish in Parla, Spain, on Wednesday, October 21. The Diocese of Getafe reported that the theft occurred in the chapel of the parish center, located about 150 meters from the main church.

The stolen items included a pyx containing roughly 30 small hosts and one large host used for the monthly nocturnal adoration held every third Friday. The theft took place between the first and second shifts of children's catechesis. Although parish priest Orlando Mateos, parochial vicar Andrés Klonowski, catechists, and mothers were present in the parish buildings, no one witnessed the theft.

Father Mateos discovered the disappearance when the second group of children arrived at the chapel for prayer. Following the discovery, the priest searched nearby vacant lots and trash bins for the missing tabernacle but found nothing. The diocese noted that this incident marks at least the seventh case of tabernacle profanation in Spain in 2026.