Las Vegas Sun

May 4, 2024

In this Jan. 26, 2014, file photo, a dove that was freed by children flanking Pope Francis during the Angelus prayer is chased by a black crow in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. Balloons, not doves, were released as peace symbols Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015, in St. Peter's Square, a year after the attack by a seagull and the crow on the symbolic birds sparked protests by animal rights groups. For years, children, flanking the pope at a window of the papal studio overlooking the square, have released a pair of doves on the last Sunday in January, a month the Catholic church traditionally dedicates to peace themes.

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In this Jan. 26, 2014, file photo, a dove that was freed by children flanking Pope Francis during the Angelus prayer is chased by a black crow in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. Balloons, not doves, were released as peace symbols Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015, in St. Peter's Square, a year after the attack by a seagull and the crow on the symbolic birds sparked protests by animal rights groups. For years, children, flanking the pope at a window of the papal studio overlooking the square, have released a pair of doves on the last Sunday in January, a month the Catholic church traditionally dedicates to peace themes.