@browneyedgurl801: Two white doves released as symbols of peace at the Vatican were attacked by a crow and a seagull moments after taking flight. The incident happened on January 26, 2014, during Pope Francis' Sunday Angelus prayer at St. Peter's Square. Two children standing beside the pope released the doves from a window of the Apostolic Palace as part of an appeal for peace in Ukraine. As the birds flew over the square, a crow targeted one dove while a seagull attacked the other. Photographers captured the unusual encounter as the doves struggled to escape. Both survived the immediate attacks, although their eventual fate remained unknown. The release was meant to symbolize peace, but the birds encountered a very different reality outside the window. Credit: Gregorio Borgia #fblifestyle #popefrancis #vatican #peacedoves #wildlife

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