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December 29, 2014

Man who tried to kill John Paul II takes flowers to his tomb

St. John Paul II sits with his would-be assassin, Mehmet Ali Agca, in Rome's Rebibbia prison in this 1983 photo. Mehmet Ali Agca laid a bunch of white roses at St. John Paul II's tomb exactly 31 years after the late Pope forgave him for shooting and trying to assassinate him.

VATICAN CITY - Exactly 31 years after St. John Paul II personally forgave him for shooting and trying to assassinate him, Mehmet Ali Agca returned to the Vatican with a bunch of white roses and laid them at the late pope's tomb.

Published in International
April 22, 2014

Letters left at John Paul's tomb show pilgrims see him as friend

People pray at the tomb of Blessed John Paul II in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. Every day, countless pilgrims leave letters and notes addressed to him.

VATICAN CITY - Every day, countless visitors to the tomb of Blessed John Paul II in St. Peter's Basilica leave letters and notes addressed to him.

Published in Vatican