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Clergy sex abuse victim vents anger at Cardinal Law
Cardinal Bernard Law, the disgraced former archbishop of Boston whose failures to stop child molesters in the priesthood sparked what would become the worst crisis in American Catholicism, died early Wednesday, the Vatican said. He was...
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S.Africa - Spread Of Aids
The spread of Aids in southern Africa will be one of the major
issues confronting Pope John Paul II on his current visit to the
continent. Reports suggest that at least 12 per cent of the South
African population will be HIV-positive by...
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Roman Catholic Cardinal Jaime Sin of the Philippines has died
APTN FILE - September 1997
1. Wide shot of Cardinal Jaime Sin, Archbishop of Manila, walking during opening procession of mass
2. Cutaway crowd
3. Mid shot Cardinal Sin making sign of the cross
APTN FILE - August 1994
4. Pornographic...
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ITALY: ROME: CITY PREPARES FOR THE MILLENNIUM
English/Nat
Rome, which is preparing to welcome more than twenty (m) million visitors in the year 2000, has unveiled some of its works in progress.
City Mayor Francesco Rutelli insists the city will be ready for the tourist invasion,...
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Groups denounce Vatican's inaction on sexual abuse scandal
8 October 2002
1. Wide shot St Peter's Square
2. Statues in St Peter's Square
FILE: 23 April 2002
3. Various of American cardinals during their visit to the Vatican
4. Mid shot, zoom out to wide shot of Pope John Paul II speaking to US...
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Rabbi clears out prayer notes from Judaism's Western Wall
1. Wide of Western Wall pan to Jews praying
2. Various of Jerusalem Municipality worker taking out notes from Western Wall
3. Municipality worker taking out notes with stick
4. Close-up of bin with notes inside
5. Orthodox Jew taking out...
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WRAP Pope arrives in Fatima, visits shrine, pilgrims; ADDS reax
1. Wide of Pope Benedict XVI arriving in Popemobile to Fatima Sanctuary and Basilica
2. Pope waves from Popemobile
3. Pope waving to pilgrims
4. Pan of crowd
5. Top shot of pope arriving at Chapel of Apparitions
6. SOUNDBITE:...
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Vatican lays out teaching on social issues
1. Wide shot St. Peter Basilica
2. Mid shot Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino, sourrounded by journalists
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino:
"This a proposal that the church makes to everybody and so it is up to...
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EGYPT: POPE JOHN PAUL II ARRIVES IN CAIRO (2)
English/Nat
Pope John Paul II praised Egypt as a cradle of learning, religion and unity as he started a pilgrimage to retrace some of the most epic passages from the Bible.
The trip is also an opportunity to promote closer dialogue with...
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POLAND: COURT OVERTURNS LAW ALLOWING ABORTIONS
Italian/Eng/Nat
Poland's Consitutional Court has overturned a law allowing abortions in Poland on the eve of a visit by Pope John Paul II.
The law had only been in effect for five months, and had been opposed by the Catholic Church....
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S.Africa - Spread Of Aids Prevention
The spread of Aids in southern Africa will be one of the major
issues confronting Pope John Paul II on his current visit to the
continent. Reports suggest that at least 12 per cent of South
Africa's population will be HIV-positive by the...
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Pilgrims react to beatification of Pope John Paul II
Rome, Italy
1. Wide shot pilgrims sitting on foldable chairs on a bridge on river Tiber
2. Mid of pilgrims looking at Saint Peter Basilica from distance on a bridge on river Tiber
3. Wide of three ambulances trying to make their way...
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Patriarch concludes international Catholic Bishops conference
1. Exterior shot of courtyard
2. Patriarch meeting people before news conference
3. Portrait of Pope John Paul II
4. Pan from crucifix on wall to Michel Sabbah, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem speaking to two people
5. Sabbah speaking with...
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ITALY: VATICAN: POPE'S EASTER MESSAGE
German/Eng/Nat
As Christians throughout the world celebrate Easter, the leader of the Catholic Church - Pope John Paul the Second - conducted a service at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
Outside the Basilica gloomy weather didn't stop...
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DV Miracle Nun
<HEADLINE: Nun says Pope John Paul II cured her Parkinson's
CAPTION: Sister Marie-Simon-Pierre has been identified as the nun whose claim that she was cured of Parkinson's disease could prompt the Roman Catholic Church to beatify...
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ITALY: ROME: FORUM ON HOMOSEXUALITY & RELIGION
French/Nat
Jacques Gaillot, a French bishop who was stripped of his diocese by Pope John Paul II five years ago for challenging the Catholic church's stand on homosexuality and priestly celibacy, criticised the Vatican on Monday for...
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Philippines/Papua New Guinea - Pope
The second stage; John Paul arrives in Port Moresby Buoyed by the biggest crowd of his papacy, Pope John Paul II left Manila on Monday (16/1) for Papua New Guinea after predicting a "new springtime" for Christianity in Asia. John Paul,...
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WRAP Cardinals comment on Pope's death Tettamanzi, Lustiger
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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Cubans react to Benedict's exhortation to replace Marxism with new models
1. Wide of Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez at news conference in Havana
2. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Bruno Rodriguez, Cuban Foreign Minister:
"We respect all opinions and we think the exchange of ideas (with Pope Benedict XVI) is very...
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WRAP Vatican bulletin on Pope's condition plus reax
1. High shot of St. Peter's Square with thousands of pilgrims gathered
2. Media outside Sala Stampa (Vatican press office)
3. Journalists looking at health bulletin
4. Close-up of bulletin
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Voxpop:
(with regard to...
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Pope Benedict says he hopes his trip to the United States will be seen as a "fraternal gesture'' toward all Christian denominations and a "sign of friendship'' by other religions
HEADLINE:Pope Benedict prepares for first U.S. Trip
CAPTION: Pope Benedict says he hopes his trip to the United States will be seen as a "fraternal gesture'' toward all Christian denominations and a "sign of friendship'' by other...
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Grave of Pope Innocenzo moved to make way for reburial of John Paul II
1. Wide exterior of Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican
2. Procession inside basilica
3. Close of coffin of Pope Innocent XI
4. Cardinal Angelo Comastri praying
5. Various of coffin
6. Pan from choir to coffin
7. Various of coffin being...
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CLEAN : Catholic Philippines hails new saints
Pope Francis on Sunday proclaimed John Paul II and John XXIII the Catholic Churchs newest saints at a festive ceremony joined by hundreds of thousands of pilgrims for two pontiffs who helped shape 20th century history
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Catholic Philippines hails new saints
CLEAN : Catholic Philippines hails new saints