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Saint John Paul the Great 35 years ago today

Photo of the Day | published on 05/19/17
SAINT JOHN PAUL THE GREAT

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Photo of the Day - May 19, 2017

May 19, 1981 file photo of Pope John Paul II sitting in his bed at the Policlinico Gemelli hospital in Rome after he was wounded in St. Peter’s square by his would-be assassin Mehemet Ali Agca on May 13, 1981.

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