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Dec 27 • 10:48 UTC • 🇭🇷 Croatia • Index.hr

He attempted to kill the pope, seriously injured him. The pope visited him in prison

On this day in 1983, Pope John Paul II made a surprising visit to his would-be assassin, Mehmet Ali Ağca, in a Roman prison, marking a profound moment of forgiveness and reconciliation.

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