Members of a pro-Palestine protest in Rome reportedly defaced a statue honouring the late Pope John Paul II with graffiti that described him as a “fascist”.
The statue of Pope John Paul II in the Piazza Cinquecento outside of Rome’s Termini railway station was spray-painted with the communist hammer and sickle symbol and the words “fascist shit”. Meanwhile, a keffiyeh headdress was wrapped around the statue’s neck.
A statue of Pope John Paul II in Rome defaced by left-wing protesters during a pro-Palestine march: a "fascist piece of shit" tag with a communist symbol discovered. pic.twitter.com/ptSs7X3BDS
— Israel News Pulse (@israelnewspulse) October 5, 2025
