Vandalism on basilica grounds prompts sorrow, forgiveness for perpetrator Msgr. Michael J. Carilglio, rector of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Basilica-St. Anthony of Padua Parish in Youngstown, Ohio, stands beside a statue that was destroyed at the basilica. (CNS photo/Robert Zajack via Catholic Exponent) By Pete Sheehan • Catholic News Service • Posted March 10, 2021 YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (CNS) — Two days after the desecration of 16 statues on the grounds of the Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Youngstown, parishioners who were gathered for Mass Feb. 28 expressed deep sorrow but also forgiveness for the perpetrator. That day, Youngstown police had apprehended a suspect, Caleb Vancampen, 20, of East Palestine, Ohio, who reportedly confessed to the vandalism committed in the early morning hours of Feb. 26. Police said it helped that the suspect was caught on surveillance video.