The pastor at St. Augustine Catholic Church said the incident took place sometime between Thursday and Saturday.
CBS2's Leah Mishkin has more on the $2 million heist.
"We all just thought that a sacred space would never be violated," said Father Frank Tumino, pastor of St. Augustine Catholic Church. was stolen. The sacred vessel that was used to conduct the rites of Holy Communion was guarded inside a steel case. The pastor of the parish said he isn't sure when the burglary took place, only that it happened sometime between Thursday and Saturday. The
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