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‘Everyone was crying’: An eyewitness recalls the attempted assassination of St John Paul II

May 13, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

An arrow points to David DePerro in St. Peter’s Square on May 13, 1981. / Magda Gorman/Used by permission.

Vatican City, May 13, 2022 / 03:47 am (CNA).
On May 13, 1981, Mehmet Ali Ağca shot Pope John Paul II and critically injured him. The pict… […]

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‘I was in shock’: Polish cardinal recalls assassination attempt on St. John Paul II 40 years on

May 13, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Pope John Paul II collapses after being shot on May 13, 1981, in St. Peter’s Square. / Audycje Radiowe/YouTube.

CNA Staff, May 13, 2021 / 03:05 am (CNA).
A cardinal has recalled the moment that St. John Paul II was shot in St. Peter’s Square 40 … […]

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