“We pray for the conversion of the hearts of those who committed this act, that the Lord may touch them with His grace and lead them on the path of goodness,” the Medjugorje parish said in a July 28 statement addressing an act of vandalism.
Katarzyna Szalajko, OSV News
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45 years ago today: Attempted assassination of St. John Paul II recalled as turning point in history
On that fateful day right before lunch, John Paul II rode slowly through St. Peter’s Square in an open white jeep, and he bent down to bless a small girl in the crowd. Seconds later, gunshots rang out.