Photographs: Max Rossi/Reuters
It was an embarrassing situation when the Doves of Peace released by Pope Benedict XVI during the weekly Angelus prayer refused to leave the Vatican and flew right in.
Doves of Peace refuse to listen to Pope
Photographs: Max Rossi/Reuters
Officials were able to catch and re-release only one bird, reports the Telegraph. Two children from the Catholic Action of Rome accompanied the Pope at the window of his studio in St Peter's square.
The children joined the effort to recapture the doves.
Doves of Peace refuse to listen to Pope
Photographs: Max Rossi/Reuters
During the Angelus, Benedict marked the International Day of Intercession for Peace in the Holy Land, calling for 'concrete plans for peace', and wished serenity and prosperity for those about to celebrate the Lunar New Year in the Far East.
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