#BreakingNews Gold Monstrance Stolen from a Catholic Church in the Bronx, NY, that is worth $10,000

A Roman Catholic church in the Bronx, New York, USA suffered the theft of a precious religious item, called a monstrance. A monstrance, example pictured above, is used for prayer to Jesus in the Eucharist host. Normally, the host is placed in a monstrance while people pray. Police are looking for a man suspected of stealing a religious item worth $10,000 from St. Joseph Church. Police report that the suspect stole the solid gold religious vessel, called a monstrance, from Saint Barnabas Roman Catholic Church on East 241st Street. It happened around 7 a.m. on June 25, 2021. The man was inside the church for about an hour before he went to the lower level and took the monstrance, police said. Police released a picture of the man they are looking for.  Some parishioners mentioned that they are finding it in their hearts to forgive and to pray for the thief. Edited from CBS2