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CLEAN : Pope declares John Paul II John XXIII saints
CLEAN : Pope declares John Paul II John XXIII saints
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CLEAN : John Paul II acted quickly on paedophile scandal: spokesman
CLEAN : John Paul II acted quickly on paedophile scandal: spokesman
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Pope praises Romanian progress on arrival in Bucharest
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Catholicism's influence on fashion explored
LEADIN:
Celebrities have turned out in Catholic inspired fashion for the annual Met Gala as an exhibition called "Heavenly Bodies" opens at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The exhibition traces the...
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WRAP Prayers, masses for the Pope
1. Wide shot exterior front of Buenos Aires Cathedral
2. Wide shot people sitting inside church listening to Vicar at daily mass
3. Close up of woman praying at mass
4. Medium shot of catholics stand up at mass
5. Close up of woman's...
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SOUTH AFRICA: POPE JOHN PAUL II VISIT
English/Nat
Catholics in South Africa will long remember the historic visit by Pope John Paul II.
For a group of nuns and the orphans they care for the visit will be remembered in their garden, where the piece of dirt the pope kissed on...
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Headlines, vox pops, following John Paul's return
1. Wide shot St.Peter's Square
2. Mid shot Apostolic Palace
3. Close up Pope's window
4. Cupola between columns
5. Wide shot people around St. Peter's
6. Newspaper kiosk
7. Various close ups newspapers
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Vox pop,...
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Catholics pray at Basilica de Guadalupe
1. Mid shot of people at Basilica of Guadalupe
2. Bronze statue of Pope John Paul II outside the Basilica of Guadalupe
3. Priest at mass for pope inside the Basilica
4. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Reverend Adolfo Guerrero, Canon of the...
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Analysis of key issues facing Cardinals
April 6, 2005
1. Various overhead aerial shots of the Vatican
April 12, 2005
2. Set up shot of Father Tom Reese
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Father Tom Reese, Author "Inside the Vatican":
"I think the key issues are different for different...
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Polls say public would like to see modernising Pope
Washington, DC - April 8, 2005
1. Close up of cross on top of St. Matthews Cathedral
2. Interior of cathedral with women kneeling and praying at a shrine for Pope John Paul II
3. Two other people kneeling at shrine with candles in...
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Adds more Cardinal comment following Vatican child abuse meeting
1. Wide shot North American College with Vatican Dome in background
2. Set up US Cardinal Adam Maida
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Cardinal Adam Maida, Archbishop of Detroit:
"I personally think he (Cardinal Law) ought to stay on and I've...
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Santeria priests see only spiritual end to the world in 2012
1. Wide shot of exterior of Yoruba (traditional African faith, followed by many people in Cuba) temple
2. Close up sign on side of temple reading (Spanish) "Letter of the Year 2012", listing predictions
3. Mid shot of people outside...
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POLAND: PREPARATIONS FOR POPE JOHN PAUL II VISIT
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Poland is preparing a rapturous welcome for its most illustrious son, Karol Wojtyla -- better known as Pope John Paul the Second.
The pope is returning to his homeland on Saturday for what is expected to be an emotional...
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Gun used in assassination attempt on display at John Paul II museum
A new museum telling the life story of Polish-born Pope John Paul II will open this week, just weeks before he is made a saint.
The multimedia museum will open on Wednesday in the southern city of Wadowice, at the house where the pope...
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CHINA: US RELIGIOUS LEADERS ARRIVE TO PROMOTE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
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Three American religious leaders are arriving in China on Monday for an 18 day trip to promote the free practice of religion in the officially atheist country.
They aren't visiting the country to criticise, but instead to...
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UPITN 4 2 80 POPE GIVES AUDIENCE TO CIRCUS PEOPLE
Pope John Paul II entertains circus people in Rome.
1. various ws Pope amongst vast crowd
2. ls band playing, Vatican guard stand nearby
3. ws Pope takes seat on throne, pull back
4. ws Pope waves from throne
5. SOUNDBITE: (Italian) ws...
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Press release on Cardinal Law's resignation as Archbishop of Boston
1. Wide shot St Peter's Square
2. Mid shot St Peters' dome
3. Various newspaper headlines
4. Setup shot Gerald O'Connell, Vatican Correspondent for various Catholic US Media, carrying press release
5. Mid shot journalists
6. Gerald...
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Pope holds candid news conference during a plane journey back to the Vatican
1. Pope Francis arriving to speak to journalists at back of plane AUDIO: Applause
2. Cutaway of media
3. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Pope Francis:
"Things were more spontaneous with less security. I was able to stay with the people, hug and...
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Cuba - Religion of Santeria practised
According to the Cuban Council of Churches, 87 percent of the Cuban population is religious with nearly half the population Catholic. And the numbers are growing. But most Cubans are believed to practice another type of religion. It is...
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Papal envoy meets Tariq Aziz
1. Wide shot, exterior UN headquarters in Baghdad
2. Protesters waving at UN HQ
3. Protesters with banners
4. Various, protesters singing and joining hands
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Voxpop, Protester
"Enough is enough, we should stop...
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President Bush meets the Pope & Italy's president
Castel Gandolfo - Near Rome
1. President and First Lady Laura Bush greeted by Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Angelo Sodano
2. Pope and Bush with Laura go out onto balcony to look at view
3. Cutaway of lake
4. Pope John Paul II...
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Officials say JPII not involved in scandal surrounding Legion order
The Polish priest who spearheaded the case to make Pope John Paul II a saint on Tuesday said there was no documentation that the late pontiff had any "personal involvement" in the scandal surrounding the Legion of Christ religious...
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IRAQ: UN WEAPONS INSPECTORS ACCUSED OF VIOLATING HOLY SITES
Arabic/Nat
Iraq has accused U-N weapons inspectors of violating holy sites when they entered a church and two monasteries in the capital, Baghdad, apparently in search of weapons.
The incident on Wednesday caused a storm of protest and...
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VENEZUELA: FORMER ARGENTINIAN BISHOP ARRIVES ON CRUSADE
Spanish/Nat
A former Argentinian bishop, Jeronimo Podesta, and his wife, Clelia Luro, arrived in Venezuela this week as part of a crusade to implement changes in the Catholic church.
Jeronimo Podesta was made to resign as a bishop 20...