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December 25th, 2009 | View comments | Posted in World News... Read Full Story
VATICAN CITY (AP) – A woman jumped the barriers in St. Peter’s Basilica and knocked down Pope Benedict XVI as he walked down the main aisle to begin Christmas Eve Mass on Thursday, a Vatican spokesman said.
The Rev. Ciro Benedettini said the 82-year-old pope quickly got up and was unhurt. As the pope’s procession was making its way toward the main altar gasps rang out through the public and a commotion could be seen among the clergymen surrounding Benedict. The procession came to... Read Full Story
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The Associated Press
December 24, 2009, 4:30PM
Pope Benedict XVI is assisted as he arrives to celebrate Christmas Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009. A woman jumped the barriers in St. Peter’s Basilica and knocked down the pontiff as he walked down the main aisle to begin Christmas Eve Mass on Thursday, a Vatican spokesman said. The Rev. Ciro Benedettini said the 82-year-old pope quickly got... Read Full Story
AP - A woman jumped the barriers in St. Peter's Basilica and knocked down Pope Benedict XVI as he walked down the main aisle to begin Christmas Eve Mass on Thursday, a Vatican spokesman said. Read Full Story
AP - A woman jumped the barriers in St. Peter's Basilica and knocked down Pope Benedict XVI as he walked down the main aisle to begin Christmas Eve Mass on Thursday, a Vatican spokesman said. Read Full Story
Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday appeared at a window of his Vatican apartment to mark the unveiling of the traditional Christmas creche in St Peter's Square below. About 1,000 people gathered in the famous piazza applauded as the pope lit a candle, symbol of peace. Benedict's predecessor John Paul II began the tradition of setting up the creche in St Peter's Square in 1982 in a tribute to the rich Italian tradition of creche-building and the zeal and artistry involved. Flanked by a giant... Read Full Story
BREAKING: Commotion involving Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Basilica as he walked down the main aisle to begin the tradition Christmas Eve Mass.
A woman, who has been characterized as mentally unstable, jumped the barriers in the Basilica and knocked down the Pope as he walked down the main aisle .
Footage aired on Italy's RAI state TV shows the woman, dressed in a red jumper, vaulting over the wooden barriers and rushing the pope before being swarmed by bodyguards.
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VATICAN CITY -- A Vatican spokesman says a woman jumped the barriers in St. Peter's Basilica and knocked down Pope Benedict XVI as he walked down the main aisle to begin Christmas Eve Mass.
The Rev. Ciro Benedettini said the pope quickly got up and was unhurt. Benedict, 82, calmly resumed his walk to the basilica's main altar and began the Mass late Thursday.
Benedettini said the woman who pushed the pope appeared to be mentally unstable and had been arrested by Vatican police. He said... Read Full Story
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