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Vatican spokesman denounces Saddam's execution as "tragic", mosque reax
1. Wide St. Peter's Basilica
2. Statues on top of Basilica's facade
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Reverend Federico Lombardi, Vatican Spokesman:
"The execution of a capital sentence is always tragic news. It is always a motive for sadness even...
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Pope meets President Enrique Bolanos Geyer
1. Mid of Enrique Bolanos Geyer, President of Nicaragua, entering apostolic palace with Swiss Guards in back
2. Pope Benedict XVI shaking hands with President Enrique Bolanos Geyer
3. Zoom out of the two men
4. Geyer and Benedict XVI...
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Pilgrims in St. Peter's Square comment on Pope's appearance
1. Pan left nuns walking towards St. Peter's Square
2. Mid shot people taking olive branches
3. Cutaway olive branches
4. Mid shot people walking
5. Cutaway people
6. Wide shot altar in St Peter's square
7. Wide shot crowd in St Peter's...
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Protester who hung banner in the Vatican is arrested
1. Pan from protester with banner on top of Saint Peter's colonnade scaffolding to St Peter's Basilica
2. Mid of man on top of St Peter's colonnade scaffolding, displaying a banner in sign of protest
3. Close-up of banner reading...
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Media tour of Sistine Chapel ahead of conclave, cardinals comment
1. Pull focus from chandelier to detail of Jesus Christ on Michelangelo's fresco 'The Final Judgement'
2. Wide of Sistine Chapel
3. Zoom out from detail of 'Final Judgement' - God's hand touching Adam's finger - to the vault of the...
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WRAP Cardinals comment on Pope's death and upcoming conclave
Vatican City - 3 April 2005
1. Wide shot St Peter's Square, crowd in square for mass
2. Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony walking through St Peter's Square
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Cardinal Roger Michael Mahony, Cardinal of Los...
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Pope Francis lets teenager try out the swivel chair in his open-top Mercedes
1. Wide of Pope Francis driving among crowd in St Peter's square
2. Mid of Alberto di Tullio and Pope surrounded by Pope's body guards, Pope invites boy onto his vehicle
3. Wide of St Peter's Basilica
4. Mid of Pope spinning di Tullio...
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WRAP Papal health bulletin, foreign minister visits hospital, comments
Rome
1. Wide exterior of Gemelli Polyclinic hospital
Rome
2. Tilt up pope''s hospital window
3. Close up of pope''s window
Rome
4. Three Vatican officials get out of car and walk into hospital (papal spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls in...
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Cardinals Comment As They Arrive For General Congregation, Cardinals Arrive For Meeting, Museum Reopens, Interiors Of Cardinals Meeting Plus Tourists In Vatican, Cardinals Meet
Vatican Cardinals: Cardinals comment as they arrive for general congregation
Vatican City, 6 April 2005
1. Entrance to Saint Officio gate of St. Peter's Basilica
2. Statue
3. Various of the Saint Anna gate
4. Various of newspapers...
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Last cardinal arrives in Rome ahead of conclave to elect a new pope
1. Mid of Vietnamese Cardinal Jean-Baptiste Pham Minh Man walking towards meeting room
2. Wide of Cardinal Pham Minh Man walking towards doorway greeting fellow cardinal
3. Mid of Cardinal Pham Minh Man entering building alongside other...
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WRAP Security for funeral, police chief, ADDS soldiers at Vatican
Rome
1. Exterior of US Ambassador's residence, where President George W Bush is staying
2. Armed police officers
3. Close-up of US Embassy sign
4. Various of police checking area with sniffer dogs
5. Bush's bodyguards entering...
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A sweeping Vatican investigation of Roman Catholic sisters in the United States that began five years ago amid criticism they had become secular and overly feminist ended up mostly praising nuns. (Dec. 16)
SOUNDBITE (English) Sister Clare Millea, Director of the Apostolic Visitation in the United States:
"Your message to us today shows that you do understand our ongoing struggle, (starts crying) excuse me, to faithfully serve the church in...
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The Vatican looks to get its power from above, as officials there begin installing solar panels.
HEADLINE: The Vatican shines a light on solar power
CAPTION: The first solar panels have been installed on top of the papal audience hall at Vatican City. Pope Benedict XVI's has made conserving the Earth's resources an important...
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Final preparations ahead of historic double canonisation
Final preparations are underway for Sunday's historic canonisation at the Vatican of two much-loved former popes, John Paul II and John XXIII.
A stone's throw from St Peter's Square, workers are erecting the scaffolding from which the...
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Vatican cardinals meet with Italian prime minister and other leaders
1. Wide of Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, President of the Italian Episcopal Conference, arriving at Italian Embassy at the Holy See and shaking hands with Italian Ambassador Francesco Maria Greco
2. Mid of Bagnasco and Greco
3. Wide of...
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Gaudencio Rosales arrives to celebrate elevation as cardinal
1. Wide night shot of Vatican city
2. Wide of Cardinal Gaudencio Borbon Rosales posing for a picture with his family at Pontifical Philippine College in Rome
3. Mid shot of Cardinal Rosales hugging relatives
4. SOUNDBITE: (English)...
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Benedict XVI watches film about life of predecessor
1. Various St Peter's basilica
2. People entering Paul VI hall for movie projection
3. Wide shot audience inside Paul VI hall
4. Cardinals chatting before movie starts
5. Crowd in front of projection screen at Paul VI hall
6. Pope...
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Reactions from crowd queuing to see Pope
1. Wide of exterior of St. Peter's Basilica with crowd queuing in front
2. Wide of outer gates to St. Peter's Basilica being shut
3. People in front of queue who have been stopped for the shutting of the gates
4. Wide of inner door of...
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Cardinals attend general congregation meeting; all 115 electors expected
1. Three Swiss Guards arriving at meeting hall
2. Cutaway of photographer
3. Wide of cardinal arriving at meeting hall
4. Mexican Cardinal arriving by car
5. Close-up of two cardinals' robes and briefcases
6. Cardinal Deacon Angelo...
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Vatican scenes as Cardinal-designates gather for discussions
1. Wide of St.Peter's Basilica
2. Mid of clock on St. Peter's Basilica
3. Mid of statues
4. Mid of nun
5. Wide of main entrance to Paul VI hall
6. Mid of Swiss Guards saluting cardinal entering meeting
7. Mid of Cardinal getting out of...
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Prayers for Nasiriyah victims during papal mass
1. Wide shot of altar with cardinals
2. Congregation looking forward
3. Zoom to close-up of Pope with shaking hands
4. Wafers being handed out
5. Congregation
6. Pope seated on chair
7. Wide of inside of basilica
8. UPSOUND: Pope saying...
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Carabinieri, Pope's window ahead of Angelus
Rome
1. Exteriors of Gemelli hospital
2. Entrance to hospital
3. Exteriors of hospital
4. Window of suite where Pope John Paul II is staying
5. Police cars parked in front of hospital
6. Various of police
7. Window
8. Exteriors of...
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WRAP Black smoke signals no decision on new pope, pilgrims in square react
1. People in square watching chimney
2. Woman with binoculars watching chimney
3. Zoom in from wide to chimney with wisps of smoke arriving
7. Black smoke emerging from chimney
8. Crowd applauding
9. Crowd making disappointed noises
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German pilgrims arrive ahead of new Pope's inauguration
1. Exterior Termini train station
2. Mid shot station concourse
3. Board inside station showing arrivals from Germany
4. Arriving passengers on concourse
5. Train arriving at station from Germany
6. Various of arriving passengers on...