45 years later assassination attempt st john paul ii

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• Pope Leo XIV commemorated the 45th anniversary of the 1981 assassination attempt on St. John Paul II on May 13, 2023.
• The attack was carried out by Turkish gunman Mehmet Ali Agca.
• Historians view the attack as having significant geopolitical implications linked to Soviet interests during rising tensions in Eastern Europe.
• John Paul II survived and later forgave Agca in a prison visit in 1983.