The Archive · 1938

Vatican City, Dee. 21

Lightning was believed to have struck the Papal Building at 7 o'clock this evening during a severe thunder: shower. It was believed that the lightning struck the lightning conductor. "About $0 window-panes. in Ratael's Picture Gallery were broken simultaneously as the result of the bolt. The Pope was working in his private library on the second Noor fof the building when the lightning struck. He was momentarily shock: ed, but no serious effects were observed in his "condition United Desperate Plight of 7,000 Jews

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