Today in History: Pope John Paul II attacked with bayonet
- Posted on May 12, 2026
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Today in History: Pope John Paul II attacked with bayonet
On May 12, 1982, in Fatima, Portugal, security guards overpowered a Spanish priest armed with a bayonet who attacked Pope John Paul II. (In 2008, the pope’s longtime private secretary revealed that the pontiff was slightly wounded in the a…
