On May 13, 1981, Pope John Paul II was shot and critically wounded by Mehmet Ali AÄŸca who was later determined to be working for the Bulgarian government as a paid assassin.
Pope John Paul II assassination attempt happened on 1981-05-13.
John Paul II
Kendyll Pope was born on 1981-05-09.
The Pope made two visits to the Philippines - in 1981 and again in 1995.
There have only been two popes since 1981 - Pope John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI.
There is a legend of a Pope Joan but it is a false story. It never happened.
He was the Prefect of the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith from 1981 to 2005.
An attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II occurred on May 13, 1981
On May 13th 1981, pope John Paul II was shot by Mehmet Ali Agca in an unsuccessful assassination attempt.
John Paul II was shot in 1981 in Rome.
Pope John Paul II is beatified by his successor, Pope Benedict XVI.
The Rebellion of 1088 against wlliam the second of england. Pope Urban the second suceeds Pope Victor the third as the 159th pope