ANKARA, Turkey – The gunman who tried to assassinate Pope John Paul II would like to convert to Christianity at a baptism ceremony at the Vatican after his release from prison in January, according to ...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- The Turkish man who shot Pope John Paul II in 1981 was released from prison on Monday after more than 29 years behind bars. Mehmet Ali Agca waved to journalists as he left the ...

Mehmet Ali Agca, the Turkish man who tried to assassinate St. John Paul II in 1981, was expelled from Italy Monday after paying a visit to the tomb of the Polish pope. An Italian judge on Monday ...

Mehmet Ali Agca, who shot and seriously wounded Pope John Paul II in 1981, said from his Turkish prison Monday that he was mourning the death of his “spiritual brother” and wanted to attend his ...

The man who shot Pope John Paul II says he would like to convert to Christianity at a baptism ceremony at the Vatican soon after his release from prison in January, his lawyer said Wednesday. Over the ...

A would-be assassin shot at Pope John Paul II four times — but the pontiff lived. More than 30 years later, the gun used by Mehmet Ali Agca on that fateful day will be placed on display at a museum ...

ISTANBUL, TURKEY – Mehmet Ali Agca, the man who shot and wounded Pope John Paul II in 1981, was released from a Turkish prison Thursday after serving about a quarter of a century behind bars. “Agca is ...

SPRUNG: Mehmet Ali Agca leaves a Turkish prison yesterday, 29 years after being jailed for shooting the pope. AFP/Getty Images ANKARA, Turkey — The Turk who shot Pope John Paul II in 1981 was released ...