Three 9-millimeter Caliber Bullets In An Envelope Addressed To Pope Francis Have Been Recovered

JAKARTA - An envelope addressed to Pope Francis containing three bullets has been intercepted near the city of Milan, Italy, according to Italian media reports, Monday local time.

Citing Newsweek, Monday 9 August, the envelope bore French stamps and was addressed to 'Pope, Vatican City, Piazza S. Pietro in Rome,' Milan-based newspaper Affaritaliani reported.

It contained three Flobert-type pellets, 9mm caliber, according to Messaggero II. There were also reportedly messages about financial operations at the Vatican.

Police reportedly confiscated the letter at a sorting center in Peschiera Borromeo, on the outskirts of Milan, after the manager at the venue reported the discovery of the envelope containing the bullet.

For investigation, the items were taken by the carabinieri, one of Italy's two main police forces, who immediately inspected the items, Messaggero II reported.

No comment was made by Vatican officials and the carabinieri have been reached for comment.

It should be noted that Pope Francis (84) has just returned to his pontificate, after being hospitalized on July 4 to undergo colon surgery.

At that time the Vatican said surgery to remove part of his large intestine was necessary because of the occurrence of diverticular stenosis or narrowing of the intestine. Pope Francis returned to the Vatican on Wednesday, July 14 local time, 11 days after undergoing surgery and treatment at a hospital in Rome, Italy.

According to his public diary, Pope Francis leads Sunday prayers in St. Peter's Square, Vatican.

Nearby, Pope Francis is scheduled to travel to Budapest, Hungary on August 12, via Rome's Fiumicino International Airport, Italy.

The plan, Pope Francis will hold a meeting with Hungarian bishops and representatives of the Church, before then continuing his visit to Bratislava, Slovakia.