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Orthodox Christians protest over Pope's impending visit
1. Wide of church tilt down to anti-Pope demonstration at Athens Metropolitan Cathedral
2. Mid shot demonstrators carrying banners including 'Pope go home'
3. Wide shot of banner across statue 'Persona non grata'
4. Close up drawing of...
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Traditional Lentern celebrations
1. Performers at exhibition and shopping centre in Moscow
2. Performers on stage during endurance sauna contest
3. Four men inside a glass-door wooden sauna booth
4. Two men in sauna
5. Clown pointing at the video screen
6. Video...
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WRAP services for 9 11 victims in US, Afghanistan and Japan, ADDS Russia
Washington DC, US - 10 September 2007
1. Pan right from Representatives standing on steps of Capital Hill to band
2. Band playing
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Nancy Pelosi, US Speaker of the House:
"In the name of those lost on September 11,...
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YUGOSLAVIA: KOSOVO: PRIEST TALKS WITH NATO FOR THE SAFETY OF SERBS
Serbo-Croat/Nat
A senior orthodox Montenegran priest has held talks with Italian NATO officers to gain assurances that the remaining Serbs in the town of Pec will be protected from reprisals from the K-L-A.
Pec is the seat of the...
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Pope visits Areopagos in Athens
1. Pope walking on to podium assisted by both Catholic and Orthodox clergy
2. Pope standing before picture
3. Ruins at Areopagos
4. Various of Pope sitting at ceremony
5. Greek Orthodox clergyman
6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Cardinal Angelo...
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Orthodox Christians attend Holy Fire ceremony
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLYSHOTLISTAP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLYJerusalem - 11 April 20151. Holy Fire being brought out of the Tomb of Jesus in Church of the Holy Sepulchre to worshippers gathered 2. Various of worshippers...
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Shades of Ancient Egypt - salted fish prepared for Pharaonic Easter ++REPLAY++
Cairo - 14 April, 2013
1. Mid tilt down of salted fish shop
2. Mid of shop owner weighing fish
3. Mid of shop owner showing fish to customer
4. Close to shop owner wrapping fish
5. Mid of customer giving money to shop owner
6. Mid...
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Further reactions from across to globe to election of Pope Francis
Damascus, Syria
1. Zoom out from mid of church tower to wide of the Greek Catholic church of Notre Dame de Damas
2. Mid of church interior
3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Woman, no name given, churchgoer:
"We're very pleased that the new pope...
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Coptic communities hold Christmas Eve services, a week after deadly attack
Bethlehem, West Bank
1. Anba Abraham, Coptic Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem and priests arriving at Church of the Nativity for mass
Bethlehem, West Bank
2. Wide of mass
3. Worshipers praying during mass
4. Mid of Patriarch during mass,...
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Historic renovation begins at the tomb of Jesus
LEAD IN:A team of experts has begun an historic renovation at the spot where Christians believe Jesus was buried. The project is focussing on repairing, reinforcing and preserving the Edicule - the ancient chamber housing Jesus' tomb in...
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Low voter turn-out voids referendum in Romania
A referendum aimed at putting same-sex marriage further out of reach in Romania was invalidated Sunday after a quick tally showed too few voters cast ballots, election officials said.
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Coptic classes aim to keep language alive
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A village in the south of Egypt is teaching children to speak the ancient Coptic language.
STORY-LINE:
Behind this unassuming door, an ancient language is being kept...
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Social distancing at Montenegro monastery gathering
The head of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro, Bishop Amfilohije, held a service Tiesday to mark the day of St. Basil, the patron saint of the Ostrog monastery.
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WRAP Reax from Kosovo Albanians; ADDS Kosovo Serbs reax
Gracanica
1. Gracanica signboard by side of street
2. Wide of street
3. KFOR (Kosovo's NATO force) vehicle guarding Orthodox church
4. Various exteriors of Orthodox church, closed for security reasons
5. Boy leaving church grounds
6....
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ISRAEL: POPE JOHN PAUL II CALLS FOR CHRISTIAN RECONCILIATION
English/Nat
As he continues his tour of the Holy Land, the Pope has attempted to build bridges with Orthodox Christians.
The Pontiff used a meeting in Jerusalem with the Greek Orthodox Patriarch to call for reconciliation between...
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YUGOSLAVIA: KOSOVO: BELGRADE: SERB TROOPS AWARDED MEDALS
Serbo-Croat/Nat
The leaders of the Yugoslav troops who served in Kosovo have been presenting some of their men with medals, praising them as heroes of the people.
At the same time Serb political and religious leaders from the region...
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Feet washing ceremony as part of Orthodox Easter Celebrations
1. Close up of cross during mass
2. Arrival of Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III for mass at Church of the Holy Sepulchre
3. Mid of worshippers during mass
4. Wide of Patriarch and priests praying
5. Close up of...
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Russia - Easter cake blessing
Russians took their traditional cakes to church on Saturday
(18/4) for mass blessing rituals on the eve of Orthodox Easter.
The cakes, or "kulichi" in Russian, are baked several days
before the festival and consist of a mixture of eggs,...
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One of Bosnia's most historic Orthodox churches is being rebuilt
Mostar - 10 May, 2008
1. Wide destroyed church with the city of Mostar in background
2. Mid of destroyed ruins of church
3. Close of priests holding a service at the ruins with cross in background
4. Wide of religious service
5. Mid of...
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WRAP Small attack on Greek Orthodox church; Palestinian PM at Friday prayers
1. Exterior of the Roum Greek-Orthodox church in Gaza City
2. Close-up of church sign
3. Close-up of damaged church door
4. Close-up of flags
5. Church tower immediately beside mosque minaret
6. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Reverend Artinius,...
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Seminary closed in 1971 but kept in pristine condition so it could reopen any time
Since it was shut down 43 years ago, one of the Orthodox Church's preeminent seminaries has been waiting to re-open its doors to educate future clergy.
The Theological School of Halki - built on an island in the Adalar district of...
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Pope Francis travels to Turkey this weekend amid Christian-Muslim tensions
Pope Francis travels to Turkey this weekend and is scheduled to visit sites that recall Turkey's often-tumultuous history at a cultural crossroads between continents and faiths.
His three-day visit will start on November 28 in Ankara,...
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Hundreds of people protest efforts to relocate ashes of scientist Nikola Tesla
Hundreds of Serbs rallied on Saturday against plans by the Serbian Orthodox Church and nationalist leaders to move the ashes of scientist Nikola Tesla from his museum in Belgrade to the country's biggest church.
Carrying banners such as...