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Woman knocks down pope at Christmas mass

AFP Global Edition 46 days ago

A woman has thrown herself at Pope Benedict XVI and dragged him to the ground as he entered St Peter's Basilica to celebrate Christmas Eve mass. Video footage showed the woman, wearing a red sweatshirt, leaping over a security barricade late Thursday ...

Woman assails pope at Christmas mass

AFP Global Edition 46 days ago

A woman assailed Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday, yanking him to the floor as he entered St Peter's Basilica to celebrate Christmas Eve mass. Video footage showed the woman, wearing a red sweatshirt, leaping over a security barricade and rushing at the ...

Pope's Christmas Eve mass marred by fall

AFP Global Edition 46 days ago

An "apparently unbalanced" woman approached Pope Benedict XVI and caused him to fall Thursday as he entered St Peter's Basilica to celebrate Christmas Eve mass, the Vatican spokesman said. The pilgrim got past a security barricade by the central aisle of the ...

Pope knocked to floor but unharmed at mass incident

Reuters US Online Report World News 46 days ago

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A woman jumped over a barricade at the start of Pope Benedict's Christmas Eve mass on Thursday and lunged at the pope, who was knocked to the floor in the confusion but then resumed the service apparently unharmed. ...

Woman causes pope to fall at start of Christmas mass

AFP Global Edition 46 days ago

A woman pushing against a barrier caused Pope Benedict XVI to fall on Thursday as he entered St Peter's Basilica to celebrate Christmas mass, the Vatican spokesman said. The woman was "apparently unbalanced," Father Federico Lombardi told AFP. The 82-year-old pontiff quickly ...

Pope to release album to spread the word

AFP Global Edition 90 days ago

An album of Pope Benedict XVI speaking against a background of specially-composed classical and world music will be released on November 30, but the Vatican said it will get only 31,000 euros from the deal. The disc, "Alma Mater", includes eight extracts ...

Czech trip was low-key, but pope is 'very happy'

AP News 134 days ago

Crowds _ and pope's rhetoric _ were contained, but Vatican calls Czech pilgrimage a success Pope Benedict XVI wrapped up a low-key pilgrimage to the fiercely secular Czech Republic on Monday, reaching out to nonbelievers and calling on an increasingly diverse Europe ...

Vatican says pope fell looking for light switch

AP News 197 days ago

Vatican says pope was looking for light switch in dark room when he fell 10 days ago The Vatican says Pope Benedict XVI was looking for a light switch in the bedroom of his Alpine chalet when he tripped and broke his ...

Vatican: pope's wrist healing well

AP News 199 days ago

Vatican: doctors say pope's wrist is healing well, cast is changed Doctors examined Pope Benedict XVI's broken wrist at the pontiff's Alpine vacation chalet and are pleased with how the injury is healing, a Vatican spokesman said Saturday. During the half-hour checkup, ...

Pope uses tape recorder as writing tough with cast

AP News 202 days ago

Vatican: Pope using tape recorder since writing too cumbersome with cast; computer untouched Pope Benedict XVI is using a tape recorder to get his thoughts out rather than trying to write by hand with a cast on, the Vatican spokesman said Wednesday. ...

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