In a final gesture at the Vatican's annual "Caravan of Peace," Pope Francis watched ... The crow had a better grip on the other dove, pecking the bird repeatedly. In the end, both doves got ...

From where the idea arose that doves are symbols of peace is a mystery to me; they're actually quite aggressive. The other birds under the feeder know better than to get too close to them.

I love to hear and see these birds, in part for the unusually obvious ... This association of doves with peace and gentleness has long cultural standing. You can find it going back thousands ...

The irony was too much: When Pope Francis and two children released two white "peace doves" at the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City on Sunday, the doves were immediately attacked by other birds ...

A peace gesture took an ugly turn on Sunday when two white doves, released after Pope Francis addressed a crowd in Saint Peter's Square, were attack by other birds. Here's a video of the attack ...

Vatican City: Two white doves that were released by children standing alongside Pope Francis as a peace gesture have been attacked by other birds. As tens of thousands of people watched in St ...

It swooped in and attacked the bird of peace as soon as Pope Benedict XVI released the dove from a balcony at the Vatican. It is not the first time the Pope's prayers have not protected his birds ...