Vatican City: A disturbing incident unfolded at St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday as a man climbed onto the Altar of Confession and urinated, leaving tourists in shock and prompting swift intervention by security personnel. According to reports by Corriere della Sera’s Rome edition, the act took place under the “stunned gaze of hundreds of visitors,” and video footage of the desecration quickly circulated on social media, sparking outrage among the faithful.

Il Tempo reported that plainclothes police officers inside the basilica immediately restrained the individual and escorted him out of the sacred space. While Pope Leo XIV was reportedly “shocked” upon learning of the incident, the Holy See Press Office had not issued an official statement as of October 11.

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