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Cardinals arrive for last general congregation before Conclave
1. Wide of St. Peter's Basilica
2. Tilt-up from crane to balcony in front of St. Peter's Basilica
3. Cardinals walking towards car
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Cardinal John Tong Hon of Hong Kong:
"I think God will provide, God will provide....
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Survivors of alleged abuse by priests given meeting at Vatican
1. Tiber River in foreground, St. Peter's Cupola in background
2. People walking pass Sant'Anna Gate at the Vatican
3. Pan from Swiss guard at Sant'Anna Gate to Father Thomas Doyle walking inside
4. Father Thomas Doyle talking to...
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Pope''s annual Easter letter to priests
1. Wide shot of St. Peter''s Basilica
2. Top of Cupola
3. Nuns outside St. Peter''s
4. Wide shot Vatican
5. Wide press conference
6. Copy of Pope''s letter to priests
7. SOUNDBITE: (Italian) Cardinal Dario Castrillon Hoyos:
"The mission...
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Thousands of pilgrims gather in St Peter's Square for Pope Benedict's last general audience
1. Various of people going through security checks in Saint Peter's Square
2. Mid of nuns joining queue for security checks
3. Wide of crowds in front of Saint Peter's Basilica
4. Mid of nuns
5. Mid of Indian pilgrim Pratap Nayak with...
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Cardinals arrive, analyst, stamps on sale
Vatican City, 12 April 2005
1. Pan St Peter's Basilica and square with Carabinieri on electric cart
2. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger getting into car
3. Cardinal Pio Laghi and Cardinal Walter Kasper in doorway
4. Cardinal Walter Kasper...
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Pilgrims visiting Basilica and paying respects; reactions
Thousands of people visited the tombs of Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII on Sunday following the historic canonisation in which they were proclaimed saints.
The tombs, which are located in St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City,...
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EGYPT: PREPARATIONS FOR POPE JOHN PAUL II'S VISIT
Arabic/Eng
As John Paul II's first visit to Egypt approaches, preparations are nearly complete for this historic event, which the country is looking forward to as a spiritual as well as a political journey.
John Paul's arrives in Egypt...
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African cardinal says no reason why next pope couldn't be black
1. Wide of St. Peter's Basilica
2. Close of Cupola on St. Peter's
3. Medium of Pope Benedict XVI leaving Synod of Bishops on Africa getting in car
4. Wide of pope's car leaving
5. Wide of Cardinal and Bishops leaving Synod meeting
6....
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Arrivals of more cardinals for pope's resignation, including Canadian cardinal
1. Wide and mid shots of nuns waiting for priest in the airport
2. Sign reading (Italian/English) "Arrivi/Arrivals"
3. Various of Cardinal Jean Claude Turcotte from Montreal, Canada arriving
4. Various Turcotte walking through...
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Vatican-backed symposium on clerical sex abuse
1. Wide of people entering Gregorian University for Vatican-backed symposium on clerical sex abuse
2. Mid of Marie Collins, victim of clerical abuse and child protection campaigner, walking past reporters
3. Wide of conference
4....
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Catholic news agency reacts to execution of three Christians
1. Wide shot of cupola of St Peter's Basilica
2. People at newspaper stand
3. Newspaper headline reading in Italian "Indonesia, the three Catholics were executed, the Pope's appeal was ignored."
4. Wide shot of St Peter's Basilica
5....
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Ratzingers residential neighbours react; analyst on choice of papal name
Rome
1. Wide of Ratzinger's building
2. Close-up of door bells
3. SOUNDBITE: (Italian) Marco Fabbi, doorman:
"I'm very happy that our Cardinal Ratzinger has been elected pope, I am very emotional, I am very happy, that is all."
4....
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AP focus on Christian minority in Holy Land ahead of pontiff's visit
Bethlehem, West Bank, 5 May 2009
1. Wide of exterior the Church of the Nativity
2. Close up of top of the top of the Church of the Nativity with cross
3. Mid of Christian pilgrims inside Church of Nativity
4. Mid of priest blessing...
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Chimney put on top of Chapel, cardinals leave meeting
1. Wide shot St Peter's Square with Sistine Chapel in the distance on the right
2. Man bringing stove pipe down side of roof
3. Photographer taking shots of work on chapel roof
4. Close up man putting stove pipe into place and...
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Pope Benedict has gone on YouTube and his speeches appear in Chinese on the Vatican Web site, but judging from the uproar over a Holocaust-denying bishop and his pronouncement that condoms deepen the AIDS crisis, he's clearly struggling with his message.
HEADLINE: Pope struggling to get his message across
CAPTION: Pope Benedict has gone on YouTube and his speeches appear in Chinese on the Vatican Web site, but judging from the uproar over a Holocaust-denying bishop and his pronouncement...
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Crane sets Christmas tree in St Peter's Square
Using a large crane, workers hoisted a 21-metre (68-foot) Christmas tree from Poland into position at the centre of Saint Peter's Square on Thursday morning.
The tree, a spruce, arrived from the Mazury region of Poland...
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Archbishop: Pope has been 'voice of reason' amid NKorea tension
Pope Francis is seeking to defuse rising nuclear tensions on the Korean peninsula and boost support for disarmament efforts with a high-level Vatican conference that brings together 11 Nobel Peace prize winners, UN and NATO officials and...
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Pilgrims react to Catalonia's declaration of independence
Hundreds of Spanish pilgrims attended the Pope's audience in St. Peter's square on Wednesday, sharing mixed reactions to Spain's political situation with regard to Catalonia's independence bid.
"I would put Puigdemont in...
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New cardinals react as they are greeted by friends and family
Pope Francis gave the Catholic Church 14 new cardinals on Thursday, with many of the choices reflecting his determination that the church be known for tireless attention to those on society's margins.
He also turned his...
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Vatican youth conference discusses LGBT issues
A Cardinal involved in the youth synod at the Vatican said Tuesday that inclusiveness towards LGBT Catholics has been a frequent topic over the past month and likely to make it into the final document.
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U.S. filmmaker Michael Moore attends Pope's weekly audience
U.S. FILMMAKER MICHAEL MOORE ATTENDS POPE'S WEEKLY AUDIENCE
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Pope Francis names top sex abuse investigator for upcoming summit
Pope Francis named the Vatican's top sex abuse investigator and a close U.S. ally to an organising committee for a February abuse prevention summit that has grown even more high stakes after the Holy See blocked U.S. bishops from taking...
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Analyst on Pope's acceptance of resignation of Cardinal Wuerl
Pope Francis accepted the resignation Friday of Washington Cardinal Donald Wuerl after he became entangled in two major sexual abuse and cover-up scandals and lost the support of many in his flock.
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Brisbane archbishop: We pray for those abused
The Archbishop of Brisbane Mark Coleridge on Tuesday said that Australian bishops had been shocked at the conviction of Cardinal George Pell on charges of child sex abuse.