RNS POPE OBIT

(RNS) Pope John Paul II falls in his popemobile after being shot in the abdomen by Turkish gunman Mehmet Ali Agca on May 13, 1981 in St. Peter’s Square. RNS file photo

(RNS) Pope John Paul II falls in his popemobile after being shot in the abdomen by Turkish gunman Mehmet Ali Agca on May 13, 1981 in St. Peter’s Square. RNS file photo.

RNS POPE OBIT

(RNS18-APR01) Pope John Paul II joins in the fun as he shields his ears from the deafening
cheers of school children during a general audience on Dec. 6, 1978, a month after he was elected
pope. See RNS-POPE, transmitted April 1, 2005. RNS file photo.