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Hotel where Francis stayed before being elected pope
1. Pan exterior of Clerics House in Rome, the Vatican-owned residence where Pope Francis resided as a Cardinal
2. Wide of gate with hotel courtyard on other side
3. Mid of tourists at gate
4. Wide of courtyard
5. SOUNDBITE (English)...
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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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MEXICO: ANNUAL FEAST OF THE VIRGIN OF CANDELARIA
Spanish/Nat
Scores of Mexicans have celebrated the annual feast of the Virgin of Candelaria, a day to ask God for favours and to thank him for those fulfilled.
Each year, Catholic devotees take images of baby Jesus dressed up in fancy...
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Huge crowds lined the streets from the airport to the Sri Lankan capital Colombo on Tuesday to welcome Pope Francis on his two day tour. (Jan. 13)
Huge crowds lined the streets leading from the airport to the Sri Lankan capital Colombo on Tuesday, to welcome Pope Francis who began his two day tour with a message of peace and reconciliation for a nation recently riven by bitter...
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New cardinal Hong Kong Bishop Zen reacts to installment
Recent file
1. Wide of exterior of Hong Kong Catholic Church at night
2. New Cardinal, Joseph Zen, praying in front of Pope John Paul II picture
3. Close-up of Zen praying
20 Feb 2006
4. SOUNDBITE: (Cantonese) Joseph Zen, new...
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Mass for pope at Rio de Janeiro Cathedral
1. Tilt down of Rio de Janeiro's Cathedral
2. Wide shot of mass celebration
3. Close-up of picture of Pope John Paul II
4. Bishop Dom Assis Lopes making the sign of the cross at altar
5. Priests greeting each other
6. Bishop Dom Assis...
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Cardinal acknowledges church guilt in abuse scandal; holds service
1. Pan down of St Stephen''s Cathedral
2. Zoom out from statue depicting the crucifixion of Jesus Christ inside the church, to worshippers burning incense
3. Various of worshippers lighting candles
4. Cardinals including Austria''s...
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Palestinian PM attends Friday prayers, comments on Pope
1. Wide of street
1. Wide of Ismail Hanyieh, Palestinian prime minister walking in street after attending Friday prayers
2. Hanyieh approaching with media
3. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Ismail Hanyieh, Palestinian prime minister:
"In the name...
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Findings of two studies on abuse by priests, adds reax
Washington, DC Feb. 27, 2004
1. Wide shot of press conference
2. Man holding up report
3. Various of press
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dr. Karen Terry, Principal Investigator, Research Team:
"The core findings of the study are that they...
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WEST BANK: BETHLEHEM: POPE JOHN PAUL II - MASS WRAP
Arabic/Eng/Nat
Pope John Paul the Second has celebrated a joyous open-air Mass with a crowd of thousands in Bethlehem's Manger Square.
During Wednesday's two-hour Mass, the Pontiff said he praised God for bringing him to Jesus'...
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Heat and huge crowds take their toll during papal visit
1. Wide shot ambulances amid crowds
2. Mid shot woman in wheel-chair
3. Mid shot woman being helped to ambulance by paramedic
4. Mid shot of crowd
5. Close-up woman clutching Vatican flag to face
6. Various shots of people affected by...
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ITALY: BRITAIN'S QUEEN ELIZABETH II MEETS THE POPE
English/Nat
Pope John Paul II and Britain's Queen Elizabeth II shared their hopes for progress in Christian unity during a meeting Tuesday.
The Queen last visited the Vatican exactly 20 years ago and the meeting with the Pope
was...
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WEST BANK: BETHLEHEM: POPE JOHN PAUL II'S VISIT (2)
Arabic/Eng/Nat
Pope John Paul the Second has embarked on a politically sensitive pilgrimage to the West Bank town of Bethlehem, revered as the place of Jesus' birth.
The papal helicopter touched down on Wednesday at a heli-pad near...
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Romanian prince who treated cholera victims of the Balkans war to be beatified
Thousands gathered in Bucharest on Saturday for the beatification of a Romanian prince who spent decades travelling around the world helping the sick and poor and died after being tortured in a Communist prison.
In March, Pope Francis...
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BELGIUM: REPORT ON 2 CATHOLIC NUNS WANTED FOR ALLEGED WAR CRIMES
French/Nat
Three years ago on Sunday, Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana and his Burundi counterpart Cyprien Ntaryamira were killed after their plane was shot down by a missile.
It was the catalyst for the Rwandan genocide when one...
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WRAP Pope in Jordan on 2nd day of MidEast tour; ADDS more
1. Various of pope, and clergy walking to ruins of ancient basilica of Moses Memorial
2. Various of pope entering basilica's ruins, people clapping
3. Press at site
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Pope Benedict XVI
"In the name of the father,...
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CUBA: CLERGY HOLDS TALKS WITH FIDEL CASTRO
Spanish/Eng/Nat
A high-ranking member of the U-S clergy has held talks with Cuban president Fidel Castro to discuss relations between the U-S and Cuba.
The Roman Catholic Cardinal of Boston, Bernard Law, told foreign correspondents that...
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The daughter of a man who claims he was abused by a Catholic priest as a child, says the pope knew about the scandal and did nothing to stop it. She adds he should be held accountable.
HEADLINE: Daughter of alleged victim: Pope did nothing
CAPTION: The daughter of a man who claims he was abused by a Catholic priest as a child, says the pope knew about the scandal and did nothing to stop it. She adds he should be...
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WRAP Airport, mass in damaged cathedral ADDS US people leaving
1. Wide of evacuees lined up on runway
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Kevan Hanson, US Coast Guard Lieutenant:
"The medical treatment will be better there. The living conditions are going to be better. Just to get them out of here."
3. Two boys...
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Prayers for pope, comment
2 February 2005
1. People attending the Candelaria church with depictions of baby Jesus
2. People entering the Candelaria church
3. Various of people at mass
4. Vatican's ambassador to Mexico, Giuseppe Bertello, offering mass at the...
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Pope's spokesman comments
1. Various shots of beginning of ceremony at Osijek airfield
2. Cutaway orthodox priests in audience
3. Pope John Paul II arriving in 'Popemobile'
4. Close up of Pope
5. Crowd waving flags
6. Tilt down cross
7. Pope wearing papal hat...
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Pope Benedict XVI in Lourdes, torchlight procession
AP Television
1. Wide of church and crowd waiting for pope
2. Close up, crowd, with flags
3. Popemobile driving through crowd
4. Crowd cheering and waving flags and placard (French : Father, count on us')
5. Popemobile, with Pope...
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Mass baptism of 1,000 Brazilian pilgrims in River Jordan
1. White-robed pilgrims on river bank
2. Pilgrims praying with hands in the air
3. Close up woman with parasol
4. Father and young son hugging
5. Pilgrims with arms raised in prayer
6. Tilt down from river bank to pilgrims singing in...
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Reaction to white smoke signifying new pope has been chosen
1. Medium of people catching the first glimpse of the white smoke and bursting in an explosion of joy
2. Wide of white smoke coming out of Sistine Chapel's chimney
3. Wide of crowd holding umbrellas, shouting and waving
4. Medium tilt...