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A look at the humble origins of Pope John XXIII
Pope Francis will bestow sainthood on two of his much-loved predecessors, John Paul II and John XXIII, at the Vatican on Sunday.
While much of the world's focus will be on the remarkable papacy of Pope John Paul II, many Catholics will...
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LEBANON: BEIRUT: POPE JOHN PAIL II HOLDS OUTDOOR MASS
Beirut, Lebanon, 10th and 11th May 1997
11 May
1. Military band and civilians marching along road
2. Placard carrying picture of Pope
3. Wide shot of crowd lined street
4. Various of crowd with banners
5. Convoy of buses carrying...
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Pope's spiritual testament released by Vatican
1. Helicopter flies past spire of St. Peter's Basilica
2. Wide shot of St. Peter's Square
3. Nun reading Pope John Paul II's spiritual testament
4. Text being held up
5. St. Peter's Square
6. Close-up of testament text - showing the date...
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Giant 24 metre Christmas tree hoisted into place at Vatican
1. Fir tree being moved into position by crane, St Peter's Basilica in background
2. Wide of workmen positioning tree
3. Wide of man looking out of window in Vatican building
4. SOUNDBITE: (Italian) vox pop, Grazia Maroccu, Rome...
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WRAP Morning Vatican statement on Pope condition plus reax
1. High shot of St. Peter's Square with thousands of pilgrims gathered
2. Long shot of Vatican health bulletin press conference
3. SOUNDBITE: (Italian) Joaquin Navarro-Valls, Vatican spokesman:
"The pope's general cardio-respiratory and...
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BRAZIL: POPE JOHN PAUL II CONCLUDES HIS 4 DAY VISIT
Portuguese/Nat
Pope John Paul has concluded his four-day visit to Brazil on Sunday with an open-air mass.
As many as one-and-a-half (m) million people attended the event which took place at a Rio beachfront.
Throughout his stay in Brazil...
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MEXICO: FURTHER PREPARATIONS FOR POPE'S VISIT AND PILGRIMS
Mexico City and Hueytlalplan, Mexico - 21/20 January 1999
Mexico City - 21 January
1. Aztec dancers dancing in front of National Palace
2. Arrival of bishops to National Palace by bus
3. Various of bishops walking through National...
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Pope arrives in Fatima, visits shrine, pilgrims
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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Museum continues preparations for wax model of Pope Francis
1. Wide of sculptor Aida Perez making finishing touches to clay bust
2. Perez working on bust, photographer taking photo of her at work
3. Pan of sculptor's knife to Perez
4. Wide of Perez with clay bust of Pope Francis, and finished...
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Bishops, priests, congregate to remember Pope
1. Wide shot of priests and bishops in procession
2. Various of bishops in procession
3. Wide shot of mass
4. Mid shot shot of priests at the altar
5. Wide shot faithful attending mass
6. Pan shot of bishops at the altar
7. Wide shot of...
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ISRAEL: NAZARETH: POPE JOHN PAUL II - MASS (2)
English/Nat
Voiced by Vera Frankl
Pope John Paul II continued his visit to the Holy Land on Saturday, with a mass in the town of Nazareth.
Thousands turned out to welcome the Pontiff, who presided over the mass in the Basilica of the...
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Italy - Pope appears in public
Pope John Paul II appeared in public on Sunday (13/10) for the first time since undergoing an operation to remove his appendix last Tuesday.
The 76-year-old pontiff read a message that was relayed by loudspeakers and then appeared at the...
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Pilgrims begin gathering for beatification ceremony
1. Wide St. Peter's Basilica, first pilgrims arriving in St. Peter's Square at dawn
2. Pilgrims singing, clapping, playing the guitar in St. Peter's Square
3. Close of nun reading front page of newspaper with full page photo of Pope...
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ROMANIA: POPE JOHN PAUL II VISIT
Bucharest, Romania - 7 May 1999
1. Plane taxis on runway
2. Cutaway of school children waiting to welcome him
3. Pope on steps of plane
4. Cutaway
5. Pope descends the steps of plane
6. Cutaway
7. Pope greeted at base of steps by...
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Pope celebrates mass in front of more than a million pilgrims
1. Pope Benedict XVI getting out of popemobile and walking over to King Juan Carlos of Spain and Queen Sofia, pope speaks to Juan Carlos, holds his hands
2. Aerial of huge gathering of pilgrims awaiting pope
3. Pope walking onto stage...
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Reaction and vox pops from town where pope served as bishop
1. Various of people praying and crying
2. SOUNDBITE: (Polish) Voxpop:
"I have no words to speak. I cannot say anything right now."
3. Various of people crying
4. SOUNDBITE: (Polish) Voxpop:
"I cannot imagine a world without this pope....