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BOSNIA: SARAJEVO: DISPUTE ON WHETHER BOSNIA NEEDS SANTA CLAUS
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Bosnian peace envoy Carl Bildt found himself Monday reluctantly dragged into a dispute on whether Bosnia needs Santa Claus.
Bildt found Santa Claus, otherwise known as Dusko Tomic, on his doorstep with a sack full...
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Nuns rejoice Pope's approval of Mother Teresa miracle
Calcutta - 20 Dec 2002
1. Various of nuns of Missionaries of Charity in prayer
2. Wide of prayer session with Mother's statue in the foreground
3. Close of rosary in the hands of a nun
4. Various of nuns praying in front of the cross
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SYND 30-1-74 BOMB DAMAGE AND ARMY PATROLS IN AND AROUND STRABANE
British Army is building forts and strongpoints, trying to protect Strabane, which has sustained four million pounds in bomb damage.
1. gv Strabane
2. various of army building checkpoints and road blocks
3. various of damaged buildings...
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A Good Friday home opener posed a spiritual dilemma for some Catholic baseball fans in Milwaukee, who had to decide whether to abstain from eating meat as their religion dictates or to indulge in one of Brewers' fans most cherished traditions.
HEADLINE: Tailgating quandary as Brewers open Good Friday
CAPTION: A Good Friday home opener posed a spiritual dilemma for some Catholic baseball fans in Milwaukee, who had to decide whether to abstain from eating meat as their religion...
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Archbishop Jose Gomez was named Tuesday to succeed the archbishop of Los Angeles, the Holy See''s most significant acknowledgment to date of the growing importance of Latinos in the American church.
HEADLINE: Gomez introduced as next leader of LA archdiocese
CAPTION: Archbishop Jose Gomez was named Tuesday to succeed the archbishop of Los Angeles, the Holy See''s most significant acknowledgment to date of the growing importance of...
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HEADLINE: Sex abuse victim settles with church
CAPTION: A woman who was sexually abused by seven Roman Catholic priests and had a baby by one of them received a $500,000 settlement from the Los Angeles archdiocese. Rita Milla first...
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Pope's new book exonerates Jews as a people for Christ's death
The Vatican - 10 March 2011
1. 'Jesus of Nazareth,' the new book by Pope Benedict XVI, on display in the Vatican's bookshop, with large poster of the Pope in the background
2. Three large displays of the Pope's book
3. Nun buying books...
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UK: N.IRELAND: ORANGE ORDER PARADES (V)
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With tensions rising to the point of violence in Northern Ireland, Protestants on Wednesday began a further day of mass demonstration.
The Orange Order kicked off a series of parades commemorating the victory of a Protestant...
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Lawyers for self-described victims, US Catholic League reax
Milwaukee, Wisconsin - 25 March 2010
1. Arthur Budzinski, man who says he has suffered sexual abuse, with his daughter Gigi Budzinski
2. Sign reading (English) ''Cousins Center. Archbishop Cousins Catholic Center''
3. Wide of media at...
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Preparing for Pope Benedict's mass in Washington, D.C., a team of carpenters was tasked to create the altar on which the Holy Father will serve mass. Lila Ibrahim reports from Poolesville, Maryland.
HEADLINE: Behind the scenes: building the Pope's altar
CAPTION: Preparing for Pope Benedict's mass in Washington, D.C., a team of carpenters was tasked to create the altar on which the Holy Father will serve mass. Lila Ibrahim reports...
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The case of a Wisconsin priest accused of preying on boys at a school for the deaf was presented to the Vatican by one of the victims a year earlier than previously thought, according to documents revealed Thursday in another lawsuit aimed at the highest levels of the Roman Catholic Church.
HEADLINE: Suit against pope, Vatican details Wis. abuse
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CAPTION: The case of a Wisconsin priest accused of preying on boys at a school for the deaf was presented to the Vatican by one of the victims a year...
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Cannes presentation, presser, Paris protest
1. Various cast of Da Vinci Code on red carpet
2. Photographers
3. Various of Da Vinci Code presser
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tom Hanks, Actor
"I'm sure they (Opus Dei, the conservative Catholic movement depicted as a murderous cult in...
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Drumbeats called the faithful to a Sunday Mass praising God amid a scene resembling the Apocalypse _ a collapsed cathedral in a city cloaked with the smell of death and rattled by gunfire
HEADLINE: Haitians praise God after apocalyptic quake
CAPTION: Drumbeats called the faithful to a Sunday Mass praising God amid a scene resembling the Apocalypse-- a collapsed cathedral in a city cloaked with the smell of death and...
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N. IRELAND: REPORT ON SCHOOL THAT ADMITS CATHOLICS & PROTESTANTS
English/Nat
Much is heard of the divisions within Northern Ireland and how they have led to violence and death.
But this is not the complete picture.
Work is being done to bring the communities - Catholic and Protestant - together.
And...
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SYND 17-5-72 A DAY OF AGRESSION AGAINST PROTESTANTS IN BELFAST
The aftermath scenes at a Belfast factory where a sniper shot four protestant workers on their way home and protestant barricades at Donegal Pass section of Belfast.
1. ws and pan factory
2. mcu road sign
3. mcu blood on pavement
4. ms...
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Abbas spokesman statement on Gaza ceasefire
1. Mid of Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh and Nabil Abu Rdeneh, presidential spokesman, shaking hands, pan and zoom out of Haniyeh getting into his car
2. Haniyeh's car leaving
3. Wide of Nabil Abu Rdeneh addressing the press...
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Delegation from Russian Orthodox Church Abroad arrives amid rift
1. Wide shot exterior Danilov Monastery, seat of Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia
2. Mid shot church cupolas
3. Wide shot, Russian Orthodox Church scholars - participants in a theological conference in the monastery
4. Mid...
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NORTHERN IRELAND: BELFAST PREPARES FOR MORE VIOLENCE
English/Nat
Belfast is bracing itself for more violence tomorrow (Friday).
British troops and R-U-C officers have already started securing the mainly Catholic Lower Ormeau Road, which lies along the route of the bitterly disputed...
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LA and Texas residents excited about new pope, abuse victim speaks
Los Angeles, California
1. Close of mosaic on front of La Placita church, zoom out to wide of church
2. Close of sign over entrance to church courtyard
3. Wide of tile mural of Our Lady of Guadalupe and Juan Diego
4. SOUNDBITE...
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JERUSALEM: CONFLICT OVER POPE PIUS IX BEATIFICATION (V)
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Jewish groups have reacted with disappointment to the Pope's decision to beatify Pope Pius the ninth, a 19th century conservative Pope accused of anti-semitism.
The Beatification propels Pius one step closer to...
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Traditional Good Friday celebrations in Paris
1. Wide shot of Sacre Coeur Basilica
2. Archbishop of Paris, His Grace Andre Vingt-Trois, walking amongst the crowds
3. People taking photographs of the Archbishop Vingt-Trois
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Archbishop of Paris, His Grace Andre...
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Cardinals enter second day of voting for new Pope
Cardinals enter second day of voting for new Pope
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Preparations for Papal visit, opposition groups comment
1. Wide top shot of Santiago old quarter showing Santiago Cathedral
2. Tilt down of Cathedral
3. Close up of poster reading (Spanish) "The Pope in Santiago"
4. Mid poster reading (German) "Thank you, Holy Father"
5. Wide of giant TV...
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ITALY: PROTESTS AGAINST AUSTRIAN JOERG HAIDER VISIT (2)
English/Nat
The Italian government on Friday lashed out at far-right politician Joerg Haider on the eve of the Austrian's much-criticized meeting with Pope John Paul II.
The statement from Premier Giuliano Amato's office said the...