“How difficult it is to forget the bang of the would-be assassin’s gunshots, which in a single moment could have put an end to this extraordinary pontificate,” Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz said at a Mass marking the anniversary.
Polish pilgrims mark anniversary of attempt to assassinate St. John Paul II
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In the spotlight: Israeli-Palestinian conflict, attempted-assassination anniversary, Our Lady of Fatima