
Tragedy happens only days before canonization of Pope John Paul II who had crucifix dedicated to him. An Italian man was crushed to death on Thursday by a giant crucifix dedicated to the late Pope John Paul II, just days before the Polish pontiff will be made a saint in a ceremony at the Vatican.
In a bizarre coincidence, the 21-year-old man was reported to have been living in a street named after Pope John XXIII – who will also be canonized in the ceremony on Sunday, in an event that is unprecedented in the 2,000 year history of the Catholic Church. MORE