The chapel of the sanctuary of San Cayetano, a place of pilgrimage and promise, in the parish of Hervededu, in the municipality of Chaves, was the target of looting and vandalism in the early hours of Friday to Saturday, causing outrage among the population. Population.
An alert for this robbery was issued early in the morning and the Chavisa PNP Criminal Investigations Unit (NIC) was on the scene, investigating the case and having images from local CCTV cameras.
According to António Joaquim Díaz, the priest in charge of the Sanctuary, “several alms that were inside the chapel were stolen, and two new lamps and alms vaults were completely destroyed, resulting in a loss of three and a half thousand euros.”
“We are trying to restore normal daily life in the chapel as quickly as possible and pray that whoever committed such evil will not repeat it, whether in a holy place or in any home or property. The authorities are already doing their job,” concluded Father Antonio Joaquim Diaz.