"Naked Man Desecrates Pope's Altar, St. Peter's Holds Purification Rite"
A purification rite was held at St. Peter's Basilica after a Polish man stood naked on the main altar to protest against the war in Ukraine. The man was handed over to Italian police and detained. The prayer service was led by the basilica's archpriest, Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, who said the man had committed a sinful and "inappropriate, truly regrettable gesture" to bring attention to the victims of war.