Pope appears in good shape 2 days after attack
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI has appeared to be in good shape as he addressed the faithful two days after a woman knocked him down at the start of Christmas Eve Mass.
Benedict did not mention the incident in Saturday's message to a crowd gathered in a rainy St. Peter's Square.
On the day Christians commemorate St. Stephen, the church's first martyr, the pope remembered the faithful who are persecuted around the world and urged prayers for them.
The 82-year-old pontiff was unhurt Thursday when a woman described as mentally unstable jumped the barricades in St. Peter's Basilica and pulled him to the ground as she was taken down by guards.
The woman remains in a clinic. The Vatican has said it will review security procedures. - AP
Benedict did not mention the incident in Saturday's message to a crowd gathered in a rainy St. Peter's Square.
On the day Christians commemorate St. Stephen, the church's first martyr, the pope remembered the faithful who are persecuted around the world and urged prayers for them.
The 82-year-old pontiff was unhurt Thursday when a woman described as mentally unstable jumped the barricades in St. Peter's Basilica and pulled him to the ground as she was taken down by guards.
The woman remains in a clinic. The Vatican has said it will review security procedures. - AP
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