St Peter’s Square in Rome was packed with 20,000 faithful hoping to catch a glimpse of John Paul II on that fateful May afternoon 40 years ago.
Suddenly as his open white Fiat ‘Popemobile’ eased through the crowd, the pontiff collapsed – shot at close range by a far-right Turkish nationalist whose motives remain mysterious to this day.
At 5.41pm on May 13, 1981 AFP flashed: “Pope John Paul II wounded by two gun shots.”
The 60-year-old Karol Wojtyla was immediately rushed to hospital. He was hit in the abdomen, left hand and right arm. Two women in the Polish-born pope’s entourage were also hurt.
40 лет назад турок Агджа пытался убить Папу Римского
gazeta.ru - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from gazeta.ru Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The saint who offered her life to God for the cause of Christian unity
catholicworldreport.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from catholicworldreport.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Interactive gallery: Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, dies at 99
rep-am.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from rep-am.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Nyolc évvel ezelőtt mondott le XVI Benedek pápa
blikk.hu - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from blikk.hu Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.