The church was open for the 7:30 mass (video inside), when the immigrant, of North African origins, has entered and gone directly into the sacristy, where the statue of Saint Calogero was. He took it and threw it violently against the wall, destroying it completely.
A believer who was at the church had tried to arrest the immigrant, but was hurt. Four policemen were needed to control the man and then to arrest him.
A Greek immigrant who lived in the city in the 5th century, Saint Calogero has been considered "an example of integration between people".
