Animal rights activists interrupt Pope's weekly audience

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Updated 7 August 2024 at 6:14 am

STORY: :: Two animal rights activists interrupt the Pope's weekly audience to protest against bullfighting

:: August 7, 2024

:: Vatican City

They were quickly escorted out of the venue by security officials.

Francis was holding his first general audience on Wednesday after a month-long summer break during July. The event was taking place in the Vatican's audience hall, instead of St. Peter's Square, because of the high heat in Rome.

The two women wore shirts identifying them as part of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) organization. It was at least the second protest by persons affiliated with the group at a papal event this year.

The activists contend that some Catholic priests offer blessings to local bullfighters. Francis, who has made protection of the environment a signature part of his 11-year papacy, is not known to have commented on the issue.

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