No Mere Coincidences: Fatima and the Shooting of John Paul II

May 13, 2026 World News

Derrick Ceyrac
Pope St. John Paul II celebrates Mass on May 12, 1991, at the Chapel of the Apparitions in Fátima during his pilgrimage to Portugal. The Pope credited Our Lady of Fátima with saving his life after the May 13, 1981, assassination attempt by Mehmet Ali Ağca.

COMMENTARY: The 45 years since the attempt on the Holy Father’s life allow us to see the hand of Providence more clearly.

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