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The Vatican press office director and the Irish Times' Vatican reporter comment on the significance of Pope Francis' apology Monday to sex abuse victims. They say Francis' actions are sincere and that the symbolism of his apology is significant. (July 7)
The Vatican press office director and the Irish Times' Vatican reporter comment on the significance of Pope Francis' Monday apology to sex abuse victims of the Catholic church. They say Francis' actions are sincere and that the symbolism...
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WRAP Officials end queue, crowd surge, security, vox pops
Night shots:
1. Two officials lifting up police tape to allow a couple and more young women to run along to the back of the queue along the banks of the River Tiber
2. Security man tying yellow police tape to pole to prevent more people...
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WRAP Cardinals meet, tourists visit basilica, new stamp
1. Wide of Sant'Uffizio gate with Swiss Guards
2. Cardinal Paul Shan, Bishop of Kaohsiung (Taiwan) walking
3. Cardinal Karl Lehmann, Archbishop of Magonza in Germany
4. Group of cardinals entering gate
5. SOUNDBITE: (Italian) Cardinal...
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ITALY: VATICAN: NORTH & SOUTH AMERICAN BISHOPS CONFERENCE
Spanish/Eng/Nat
Now in the final week of their monthlong conference in Rome, more than 200 bishops from North and South America have been discussing topics ranging from poverty to parishes.
Bishops from Argentina and the United States...
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Italy/Vatican City - Pope
John-Paul pledges opposition to all anti-Semitism.
Pope John Paul II on Monday (6/2) called on Christians, Jews and
Moslems to unite in bringing peace to the Holy Land. The pope also
touched on the Nazi Holocaust saying its memory should...
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New Swiss Guard recruits ready to take up posts
1. St. Peter's Basilica
2. Horse and carriage in St. Peter's Square
3. Three Swiss Guard recruits entering the "Swiss Guards Courtyard"
4. Toy Swiss Guards
5. Swiss Guard recruits in front of painting of Swiss Guard
6. Face of new Swiss...
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Preparations for arrival of millions of Catholic pilgrims
1. Street leading up to St Peter's Square, basilica in background, ambulances in foreground
2. Ambulances
3. Various of emergency crews outside medical tent
4. SOUNDBITE: (Italian) Christian Gragnanillo, Emergency worker
"We are ready...
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WRAP Officials end queue, crowd surge, security, vox pops
Night shots:
1. Two officials lifting up police tape to allow a couple and more young women to run along to the back of the queue along the banks of the River Tiber
2. Security man tying yellow police tape to pole to prevent more people...
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Palestinian Prime Minister says he will attend Pope's funeral
1. Exterior of Council of Ministers' building
2. Various of Palestinian Cabinet members arriving for meeting
3. Pan of Palestinian Cabinet meeting
4. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Ahmed Qureia, Palestinian Prime Minister:
"We will therefore miss...
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Italy/Vatican-Pope And Orthodox Christian Leaders
Vatican City Natural Sound Duration: 1.52"
The leader of the world's Roman Catholics and the leader of the world's Orthodox Christians have agreed that their separated churches should heal past wounds and seek greater unity...
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Vatican tailors apply final touches to outfits of new cardinals
23 March 2006
Rome
1. Nun leaving Gammarelli ecclesiastical tailor shop
2. Friar leaving tailor shop, red cape known as "mozzetta" seen through shop window
3. Cardinals red hat known as biretta and red skull cap
4. Tilt up of red cape...
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US Cardinals leave for conclave; other cardinals arrive at Vatican; security
1. Wide of cardinals emerging from the Pontifical North American College
2. Close of up cardinals at doorstep
3. Zoom out of cardinals exiting the college, AUDIO: applause
4. Exterior of Pontifical North American College
5. Cardinals...
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Dominican official says Polish priest was not a spy
1. Various exteriors of Vatican and St. Peter's Square
2. Reverend Maciej Zieba talking to journalists
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Reverend Maciej Zieba, Head of Dominican Order in Poland:
"In my opinion it was not an "aware collaboration",...
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Italy/Vatican-Pope gives audience to Boris Yeltsin
Russian President Boris Yeltsin visited Pope John Paul II at the
Vatican on Tuesday (10/2) during an official visit to Italy.
Yeltsin's audience with the pope was significant because of the
Russian president's role as mediator in the...
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WRAP Security ahead of Bush visit ADDS visit to presidential Palace
Rome, 9 June 2007
1. Wide of Piazza Venezia
2. Carabinieri military police walking
3. Carabinieri patrolling streets, shot through fence
4. Pan right of street in centre of Rome with Carabinieri trucks
5. Wide exterior of Quirinal...
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Morning footage, security around Vatican ahead of 2nd conclave
1. Pilgrim kneeling down and praying in St Peter's Square
2. Chimney on top of Sistine Chapel roof
3. Tourist taking photo
4. Wide of St. Peter's Basilica
5. Balcony on St. Peter's Basilica, where the new Pope will stand after being...
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Lawyers for plaintiff comments on allegations pope covered up
Vatican City, 17 Aug 2005
1. Vatican pan colonnade
2. Pope's window
3. Cross on obelisk
4. Office of the "doctrine of the faith" headed by Joseph Ratzinger when he was a Cardinal
5. Stem on doorway of building housing offices of...
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Only black cardinal spoken of as possible successor
Vatican City - April 6, 2005
1. Arinze walking toward gate
Rome - October 21, 2003
2. Wide of St. Peter's Square
3. Wide of Cardinal Francis Arinze amongst Nigerian crowd at St. Peter's Square
New York - May 26, 2001
4. SOUNDBITE:...
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Pope Benedict XVI gives Urbi et Orbi blessing
1. Wide of St Peter's square
2. VARIOUS SOUNDBITES (Italian) Pope Benedict XVI wishing Merry Christmas in several languages
3. Various of crowd cheering and clapping
A screaming and cheering crowd of thousands, headed by a military...
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Pope sings song in Polish, children singing
1. Wide shot of crowd in front of Vatican
2. Pull out from conductor to child choir singing
3. Pope John Paul II singing at altar
4. Crowd applauding pope
Pope John Paul II delighted the crowd during his weekly audience at the Vatican...
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Reactions amongs crowd in St Peter's Square
1. Young woman crying, pan to older couple, woman weeping
2. Man comforting two women
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Father Ricardo, Roman Observatory:
"It's very sad for the world, but it's very happy for heaven. This is a solemn moment for...
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Vatican puts up its Christmas tree
December 5, 2002
1. Wideshot of St. Peters square without Christmas tree
2. Midshot inside Vatican
3. Midshot of tree on truck from Croatia
4. Pan of Croatian banner over tree with national flag
5. Close up of sign
December 9, 2002
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Pope's butler convicted of leaking papal documents, given 18 months
1. Wide of St Peter's Basilica
2. Clock on St Peter's Basilica
3. Journalists entering Holy See media office after the trial
4. Close up of sign reading "Holy See Press Office"
5. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican...
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Vatican comment on Pope lifting excommunications of bishops
Rome, Italy
1. Wide panoramic of Rome with St Peter's Basilica in the background
2. St. Peter's Basilica
Vatican City
3. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Reverend Federico Lombardi, Pope Benedict XVI's spokesman:
"Today we published the repeal of...