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<p>After being arrested, the priest was reported to the authorities for illegal possession of weapons.</p>
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<p>A priest armed with several weapons and dressed in a cassock tried to enter St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican to participate in the Regina Caeli prayer with Pope Francis on Sunday, May 5.</p>
<p>According to the Italian news agency ANSA, the priest, who is from the Czech Republic, tried to pass through the metal detector carrying an air pistol, two knives, a cutter, and a screwdriver.</p>
<p>After being arrested, the priest was reported to the authorities for illegal possession of weapons. When questioned, the priest said he carried the weapons for personal defense.</p>
<p>According to the Italian newspaper <i>La Repubblica</i>, the priest is 59-year-old Father Milan Palkovic.</p>
<p>According to <a href="https://www.europapress.es/sociedad/noticia-sacerdote-armado-detenido-accesos-plaza-san-pedro-horas-antes-angelus-domingo-20240506094307.html" target="null" rel="noopener"><i>Europa Press</i></a>, the weapons were in a bag that belonged to another man, a 60-year-old Czech who accompanied the priest and who was also detained.</p>
<p>Neither has a criminal record and both came to Rome on a pilgrimage from the Czech Republic.</p>
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Armed Priest Arrested as He Tried to Enter the Vatican for Pope Francis’ Regina Caeli| National Catholic Register
