Sacristan detained in priest's poisoning

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A parish priest in Sicily was in critical condition after sipping sacramental wine spiked with herbicide. His sacristan was under arrest. Police Maj. Giuseppe D’Agata said the Rev. Alfio


Pappalardo, 66, collapsed at the altar after sipping the Eucharist wine during Mass on Thursday night at the Basilica of Pedara near the city of Catania. D’Agata said the sacristan, 53, was


arrested after police found a bottle of herbicide at his home. The wine was spiked with the same kind of herbicide, D’Agata said. The priest and the sacristan had been at odds over the


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