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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… […]

Mobile heart clinic provides free visits to poor in St. Peter’s Square

October 25, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

A mobile health clinic in St. Peter’s Square on Oct. 25, 2021. / Alexey Gotovsky/CNA.

Vatican City, Oct 25, 2021 / 14:00 pm (CNA).
A mobile health clinic stopped in St. Peter’s Square on Monday to provide nine hours of free heart and general che… […]

Pope Francis’ tough talk about media spin rings hollow

March 27, 2018 Christopher R. Altieri 18

The Holy Father’s condemnation of those “who twist reality and invent stories for their own benefit, without concern for the good name of others” is […]