VATICAN CITY – Dove lovers, rejoice. Balloons, not doves, were released as a gesture of peace Sunday in St. Peter's Square, a year after an attack by a seagull and a crow on the symbolic birds ...

Balloons, not doves, were released as a gesture of peace in St Peter's Square today - a year after an attack by a seagull and a crow on the symbolic birds sparked protests by animal rights groups.

As a literature professor and a Catholic, I was struck by the "Black Doves" method of storytelling, specifically the pointed symbolism of the dove and also the way the show creates meaning through ...

Balloons, not doves, were released as peace symbols Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015 in St. Peter's Square, ... a month the Catholic church traditionally dedicates to peace themes.

The bloody conclusion to the peace service in 2014 appears to have forced the Pope's officials to cancel the tradition, replacing the age-old symbols with a more modern alternative.

For years children, flanking the pope at a window of the papal studio overlooking the square, set free a pair of doves on the last Sunday in January. The Catholic Church traditionally dedicates ...

VATICAN CITY >> Dove lovers, rejoice. Balloons, not doves, were released as a gesture of peace Sunday in St. Peter’s Square, a year after an attack by a seagull and a crow on the symbolic birds ...