2026 Sacred Heart of Jesus Billboard Vandalized!

A billboard that proclaimed “June is devoted to the Sacred Heart of Jesus” and “Christ is King” has been vandalized in Burbank, Calif., near Universal Studios Hollywood. The graffiti damage primarily covered the words “of Jesus” and “Christ is King.” Some of Jesus’s garments, outstretched hand, and Sacred Heart were splattered with paint, but His face was essentially untouched. Clear Channel, owner of the billboard space, has removed the vandalized billboard and the Los Angeles Police Department has been alerted of the crime.

The billboard, which was located on Ventura and Cahuenga boulevards in Burbank and which receives about 1.4 million views per week, was purchased by the OLL Grotto Prayer Group as part of a national campaign organized by America Needs Fatima. Hundreds of billboards proclaiming “June is for the Sacred Heart of Jesus” have been appearing across the country throughout June as a response to the LGBTQ’s attempt to turn June into “pride month.” To the best of the organization’s knowledge, this is the only billboard to be vandalized in America.

“Like countries in Europe, where our Sacred Heart June ads are being defaced, here is evidence of the same blasphemous vandalism in the U.S.,” said Robert E. Ritchie, executive director of America Needs Fatima. “This is shocking and saddening, and is a violation of our free speech rights. We hope the vandals are caught and prosecuted.”

While the investigation is still ongoing, images of the vandalized billboard have appeared on Facebook and Instagram under the graffiti-promoting accounts LTS Crew and @GraffTV1. Some commenters came to the defense of Christ while others celebrated the blasphemous destruction.

The OLL Grotto Prayer Group first began fundraising for billboards after the Los Angeles Dodgers invited the deeply offensive, anti-Catholic group The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to a “pride night” baseball game in 2023. Each June since, they have purchased billboards without incident.

America Needs Fatima (www.ANF.org) is a campaign of the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP).