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Pope Benedict XVI meets with East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta at his private library, January 21, 2008 in Vatican City. (Photo by Pool/Getty Images News)
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI waded into a crowd of well-wishers in Rome on Sunday, just days after he was knocked down by a woman at a Christmas Eve Mass. It the 82-year-old pontiff's first appearance outside the Vatican since the attack ...
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Rome, Dec 27 (DPA) Pope Benedict XVI made his first trip outside the Vatican amid tight security Sunday - three days after he was floored by a reportedly deranged woman at midnight mass in St Peter’s Basilica.
The 82-year-old pontiff visited the Catholic community of Sant’Egidio community area of Trastevere in Rome, where he dined with [...]
From thaindian.com
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- Attack on pope prompts review of Vatican security (latimes.com)
- Vatican to review security after attack on pope (seattletimes.nwsource.com)
CTV.caPope Benedict XVI's security under review after attackTelegraph.co.ukThe Vatican has placed security arrangements for Pope Benedict XVI under review after a woman managed to break through security guards at Christmas Eve Mass and knock the pontiff to the floor. By Caroline Gammell Susanna Maiolo, 25, ...Attack on pope prompts review of Vatican securityLos Angeles TimesSecurity must be tighter, cardinal saysNational PostWorld Digest...
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Pope Visits Soup Kitchen In First Trip Since Attack The Pope said no group should be marginalised Pope Benedict XVI has had lunch with 150 needy and homeless people at a soup kitchen in Rome. It was his first journey outside the Vatican since he was attacked during Christmas Eve Mass inside St Peter's Basilica. A Vatican judge will decide within the next few weeks whether the 25-year-old Swiss woman who assaulted the Pope will face criminal...
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A Vatican court will judge the woman who launched a Christmas Eve assault on Pope Benedict XVI "within a few weeks", its president said on Sunday.The 25-year-old woman identified as Susanna Maiolo leapt over a security barrier and knocked the pope to the ground at midnight mass in Saint Peter's Basilica.She was taken for psychiatric treatment after the incident, and in an interview with Italian bishops' newspaper Avvenire, Vatican court...
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- Pope Forgives Tackler, Vatican Unlikely To Press Charges (gothamist.com)
- Vatican to review security (theworldlink.com)
- Vatican to review security after papal knockdown (syndication.boston.com)
Pope Benedict XVI appeared unscathed yesterday as he addressed thousands of his devoted flock in St. Peter’s Square two days after a berserk woman knocked him down at the start of Christmas Eve Mass.
Susanna Maiolo, 25, a Swiss-Italian national, is b...
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- Vatican reviewing security after woman leaps barrier, rushes pope (search.msn.com)
The woman who dragged down the pope and caused a cardinal to break a leg during Christmas Eve Mass at St. Peter's Basilica was in police custody Friday. The Vatican said she is the same woman who tried to attack Pope Benedict XVI during the same ...
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- Vatican mulls options over woman who lunged at pope (news.google.co.in)
A 25-year-old woman from Switzerland, who rushed at Pope Benedict XVI and knocked him down at St. Peter's Basilica during the Christmas Eve service, has been hospitalized, the head of the Vatican Press Office said on Friday.
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- Pope’s attacker tried same thing in 2008 (thenewstribune.com)
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI appeared in good shape on Saturday as he addressed the faithful two days after a woman knocked him down at the start of Christmas Eve Mass. Benedict spoke about the plight of persecuted Christians around the world ...
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- Presumed Attack on Pope Benedict XVI During Mass: Pope Unhurt (nowpublic.com)
Pope delivers Christmas blessing after fall from AP reports that Pope Benedict XVI, after being attacked at St. Peter's Baslica during Christmas Eve Mass, nevertheless was able to deliver his traditional Christmas "Urbi at Orbi" - "To the City and...
From paxalles.blogs.com
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