The last Sunday in January is traditionally when the pontiff, along with two children, release doves out of the papal window to mark the symbol of peace. But after the doves were attacked by seagulls ...

In 2014, Pope Francis oversaw the release of two doves from the papal studio window and they were immediately attacked by a crow and a seagull. The Vatican no longer engages in the releasing of doves ...

Several years ago, as thousands watched in Saint Peter’s Square, a seagull and a large black crow attacked two white doves that had just been released by children standing alongside Pope Francis. The ...