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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1981
Page
2
Americans of many faiths mourn the pope’s shooting as prayers rise across the nation. Catholics, Jews, Lutherans, and others join services from New York to San Diego while leaders urge calm, gun control, and spiritual renewal amid a global wave of concern.
After yesterday's pope shooting attempt, Syracuse and Columbus Circle residents organized prayers and altars. At Transfiguration Church an altar to the pope was set up, with Rev. Arthur Hapanowicz noting heightened church attendance and a shift from shock to relief as news of recovery emerged.
The papal shooting attempt shocks New Yorkers as a retiree in Buffalo voices disbelief and a student condemns the act. Bishop Stanislaus Brazana of Ogdensburg notes many good people exist, while warning some may resort to violence as a misguided solution to problems.
Central New York viewers flooded WIXT TV WTVH TV and others with calls over mid day pre emptions for Pope John Paul I news. Some criticized repeated coverage while missing soap operas and prayers for Protestants. WSTM escaped major upset.
Ann Odre a 58 year old Buffalo carpenter's widow was seriously wounded in St. Peter's Square while Pope John Paul I conducted his weekly audience. Doctors at Santo Spirito Hospital removed a bullet that damaged her pancreas and intestine after a four hour operation.
Chicago cousin Theodore Wojtyla and two Detroit relatives react with disbelief and tears after learning of the pope's shooting. One Detroit cousin, John K. Wojtyle, and another, John G., recall stunned responses and emotions as the news spread from Rome to the Midwest.
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