World | Pope Benedict XVI Pope Bounces Back, Visits Soup Kitchen Security heavy for first trip since Christmas Eve attack By Marie Morris Posted Dec 27, 2009 4:48 PM CST Copied In this photo released by the Vatican's L'Osservatore Romano newspaper, Pope Benedict XVI, in white in foreground, arrives at a lunch in a soup kitchen in Rome, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2009. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, HO) On his first trip outside the Vatican since being knocked to the ground in a Christmas Eve incident at St. Peter's, Pope Benedict XVI visited a soup kitchen in Rome today. The pontiff, 82, was unharmed when a woman vaulted a barrier and accosted him before Mass. Today he mingled with an appreciative crowd and distributed Christmas gifts to children at the institution, which serves the homeless, reports the Telegraph. Read These Next Her blood isn't compatible with anyone else's. Some of the most explosive Diddy allegations are dropped. New Fox star, 23, misses first day after car troubles. Fan who taunted Ketel Marte's mom has been banned by MLB. Report an error