The Associated PressScene in St. Peters Square on May 13. 1981, when Pope John Paul II was shot. A gun can be seen at far left above the head of a man wearing sunglasses (AP Photo)
AFP/Getty ImagesPope John Paul II (C) blesses followers a few seconds before being shot and seriously wounded 13 May 1981 at Saint Peter's square by a Turkish extremist Mehmet Ali Agca. Agca was jailed for 19 years in Italy for the attack on the Pope, which left the head of the Roman Catholic church seriously wounded.
The Associated PressThe shooting of Pope John Paul II, held by his secretary Stanislaw Dziwisz, and two women who also were wounded in St. Peter's Square Wednesday, May 13, 1981, by Turkish terrorist, Mehmet Ali Agca. (AP-PHOTO)
Tommy W. Andersen, Keystone/Getty ImagesPope John Paul II in agony after being shot by would-be assassin Mehmet Ali Agca in St Peter's Square, 13th May 1981. (Photo by Tommy W. Andersen/Keystone/Getty Images)
The Associated PressThe shooting of Pope John Paul II, held by his secretary Stanislaw Dziwisz at right, and two women who also were wounded in St. Peter's Square Wednesday, May 13, 1981, by Turkish terrorist, Mehmet Ali Agca. (AP-PHOTO)
Tommy Anderson, The Associated PressPope John Paul II grimaces after he was shot and wounded by a Turkish student in St. Peter's Square in this May 13, 1981 file photo. Pope John Paul II, the Polish pontiff who led the Roman Catholic Church for more than a quarter century and became history's most-traveled pope, died Saturday night, April 2, 2005, in his Vatican apartment. He was 84.
Arturo Mari, The Associated PressPope John Paul II is held up by his secretary, Stanislaw Dziwisz after being shot at by Turkish student Ali Acga and seriously wounded in Vatican City on May 13, 1981. The Assassination attempt took place during the regular general audience in St. Peter's Square on Wednesday.
Arturo Mari, The Associated PressPope John Paul II is held up by his secretary, Stanislaw Dziwisz after being shot at by Turkish student Ali Acga and seriously wounded in Vatican City on May 13, 1981. The Assassination attempt took place during the regular general audience in St. Peter's Square on Wednesday.
Arturo Mari, The Associated PressPope John Paul II is held up by his secretary, Stanislaw Dziwisz after being shot at by Turkish student Ali Acga and seriously wounded in Vatican City on May 13, 1981.
The Associated PressIdentified by Italian authorities as an escaped Turkish terrorist, Mehmet Ali Agca, center, is escorted by policemen to Rome's police headquarters Thursday, May 14, 1981. He was charged with attempted murder in the shooting of Pope John Paul II and two women who also were wounded in St. Peter's Square Wednesday, May 13th. (AP-PHOTO)
Adam Stoltman, The Associated PressPeople kneel in prayer in St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York on May 13, 1981, after they heard the news of the shooting of Pope John Paul II. "I have some dreadful, tragic news to tell you," the Rev. Charles Mahoney announced before beginning the regular noon Mass.
The Associated PressIdentified by Italian authorities as an escaped Turkish terrorist, Mehmet Ali Agca, center, is escorted by policemen to Rome's police headquarters Thursday, May 14, 1981. He was charged with attempted murder in the shooting of Pope John Paul II and two women who also were wounded in St. Peter's Square Wednesday, May 13th. (AP-PHOTO)
The Associated PressPope John Paul II sits in his hospital bed at the Policlinico Gemelli in Rome, May 19, 1981, the first pictures of the World's Catholic leader since he was shot in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City on May 13. (AP Photo)
Keystone, Getty ImagesMehmet Ali Agca, a Turkish terrorist who fired six shots into Pope John Paul II in St Peter's Square, Rome is under guard May 14, 1981 in a court-room following his arrest.
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Scene in St. Peters Square on May 13. 1981, when Pope John Paul II was shot. A gun can be seen at far left above the head of a man wearing sunglasses (AP Photo)
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Pope John Paul II blessed followers a few seconds before being shot and seriously wounded May 13, 1981 at Saint Peter’s square by Turkish extremist Mehmet Ali Agca. Agca was jailed for 19 years in Italy for the attack on the Pope, which left the head of the Roman Catholic church seriously wounded.