AP Photo/Gregorio BorgiaPope
Francis looks at two children as they free doves during the Angelus
prayer he celebrated from the window of his studio overlooking St.
Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014. Pope Francis has
called for "constructive dialogue" between Ukraine's authorities and its
people, urging all to renounce violence in the upheaval convulsing
their country.
Two
white doves that were released by children standing alongside Pope
Francis as a peace gesture have been attacked by other birds.
As tens of thousands of people watched in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, a seagull and a large black crow swept down on the doves right after they were set free from an open window of the Apostolic Palace.
One dove lost some feathers as it broke free from the gull. But the crow pecked repeatedly at the other dove.
It was not clear what happened to the doves as they flew off.
While speaking at the window beforehand, Francis had appealed for peace in Ukraine, where anti-government protesters have died.
As tens of thousands of people watched in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, a seagull and a large black crow swept down on the doves right after they were set free from an open window of the Apostolic Palace.
One dove lost some feathers as it broke free from the gull. But the crow pecked repeatedly at the other dove.
It was not clear what happened to the doves as they flew off.
While speaking at the window beforehand, Francis had appealed for peace in Ukraine, where anti-government protesters have died.
AP Photo/Gregorio BorgiaA
dove which was freed by children flanked by Pope Francis during the
Angelus prayer, is chased by a black crow in St. Peter's Square, at the
Vatican, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014.
AP Photo/Gregorio BorgiaSymbols
of peace have come under attack at the Vatican. Two white doves were
sent fluttering into the air as a peace gesture by Italian children
flanking Pope Francis Sunday at an open studio window of the Apostolic
Palace, as tens of thousands of people watched in St. Peter's Square
below. After the pope and the two children left the windows, a seagull
and a big black crow quickly swept down, attacking the doves, including
one which had briefly perched on a windowsill on a lower floor.
AP Photo/Gregorio BorgiaA
dove which was freed by children with Pope Francis during his Angelus
prayer, is attacked by a black crow in St. Peter's Square, at the
Vatican, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014.
AP Photo/Gregorio BorgiaA
dove which was freed by children flanked by Pope Francis during the
Angelus prayer, is attacked by a seagull in St. Peter's Square, at the
Vatican, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014.
AP Photo/Gregorio BorgiaA
dove which was freed by children flanked by Pope Francis during the
Angelus prayer, is attacked by a seagull in St. Peter's Square, at the
Vatican, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014.
AP Photo/Gregorio BorgiaA
dove which was freed by children flanked by Pope Francis during the
Angelus prayer, is attacked by a seagull in St. Peter's Square, at the
Vatican, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014.
AP Photo/Gregorio BorgiaA
dove which was freed by children flanked by Pope Francis during the
Angelus prayer, is attacked by a seagull in St. Peter's Square, at the
Vatican, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014.