Mastodon
RNS logo

webRNS-John-Paul-II-Assassination 1981

Pope John Paul II, left, gestures during a May 25, 1981, conversation with Rose Hall, extreme right, one of two women wounded in an assassination attempt on the pope on May 13, 1981, in Rome. Hall visited the pope with her husband Kenneth, a Church of God minister from Alcoa, Tenn., and her mother, Christina Choirniere, of Shirley Mass., after being discharged from nearby Santo Spirito Hospital. The Halls were scheduled to return to their home in West Germany after the visit. (RNS archive photo. Photo courtesy of the Presbyterian Historical Society.)
Kit Doyle

Explore More in:
No paywalls here. Thanks to you.
As an independent nonprofit, RNS believes everyone should have access to coverage of religion that is fair, thoughtful and inclusive. That's why you will never hit a paywall on our site; you can read all the stories and columns you want, free of charge (and we hope you read a lot of them!)

But, of course, producing this journalism carries a high cost, to support the reporters, editors, columnists, and the behind-the-scenes staff that keep this site up and running. That's why we ask that if you can, you consider becoming one of our donors. Any amount helps, and because we're a nonprofit, all of it goes to support our mission: To produce thoughtful, factual coverage of religion that helps you better understand the world. Thank you for reading and supporting RNS.
Deborah Caldwell, CEO and Publisher
Donate today