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Protest over church stance on homosexuality
1. Wide Vatican, protesters in foreground
2. Medium protesters
3. Close of cross and rainbow coloured rosary beads
4. Man waving beads
5. Medium of trans-sexual
6. Medium of three homosexuals dressed as priests with the words "Believe in...
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Reactions to pope's resignation, analyst, Pope's media adviser
1. Wide of St. Peter's Square
2. Statues in St. Peter's Square
3. Windows of Pope's apartments in the Apostolic Palace
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Robert Moynihan, Editor of Inside the Vatican:
"It is a very clear written statement, taken...
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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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Vatican spokesman explains process of cardinals chosing a new pope
1. Wide of St. Peter's Square
2. Sistine Chapel roof with chimney. A black smoke will come out of it if no pope has been elected, white if a victor has emerged from the conclave
3. Statue of Jesus on St. Peter's Basilica
4. Vatican...
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Pope on reinforcement of dialogue between Christians and Muslims
Pope Francis said on Saturday that it is "essential to listen to each other" in order to improve inter-faith dialogue.
The pontiff was speaking in the Vatican at a meeting organised by the Pontifical Institute of Arab and Islamic...
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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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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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Roman Catholics around the globe voice their hopes for the new pope
Vatican City
1. Wide of St. Peter's Square
2. Wide of pilgrims
Rome, Italy
3. Tilt down interior of Santa Dorotea parish in Trastevere, a central Rome neighbourhood
4. Wide of priest celebrating a baptism
5. Close up of statue of Jesus...
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Preparations ahead of Pope's meeting with President Bush
1. Various of Vatican City and security
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Father John Wauck, Professor of Literature at the Holy Cross University:
"Today's visit of President Bush with Benedict XVI is going to be a show of reciprocity on the part...
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Holy See publishes first annual reportfrom its financial watchdog agency
1. Wide of St Peter's Square
2. Mid of tourists
3. Wide of news conference
4. Pan of financial report
5. Close of report cover reading: (English) Financial Intelligence Authority - Annual Report
6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Rene Bruelhart,...
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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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Vatican stops sales of cigarettes to employees
The Vatican announced on Thursday that it would no longer sell cigarettes to employees in its duty free shop and supermarket - giving up an estimated 10 million euros (11 million US dollars) a year in profit.
Pope Francis...
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Pope tells Belgian charity to stop euthanasia
Pope Francis has ordered a Belgian arm of the Brothers of Charity to stop offering euthanasia in its psychiatric hospitals.
The Vatican press office on Friday released a statement, confirming that Francis gave his personal...
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Pope changes church teaching on the death penalty, saying always inadmissable
The Vatican said on Thursday that Pope Francis has changed church teaching about the death penalty, saying it can never be sanctioned because it "attacks" the inherent dignity of all humans.
Pope Francis had changed the...
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Pope defrocks Chilean priest at centre of global sex abuse scandal
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Pope Francis underlines need for sound ethics in science
Pope Francis underlined the importance of having an "ethical responsibility" in the field of scientific and technological research on Saturday, in an apparent reference to the case of a sick British toddler.
He spoke hours...
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Pope removes secrecy from clergy sex abuse cases
Pope Francis has abolished the 'pontifical secret' used in clergy sexual abuse cases, after mounting criticism that the confidentiality measure has been used to protect paedophiles, silence victims and deflect police enquiries.
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America Is Diversifying Faster Than Ever
The FDA will allow COVID booster shots for immunocompromised people. The Census Bureau data reveals America is diversifying faster than ever. And it turns out, if you build it, they really will come. Just look at the MLB Field of Dreams...
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Pope names new cardinals, incl from Hong Kong, Kracow and Boston
1. Wide of St Peters square
2. Various - Pope Benedict XVI at his weekly audience
3 Cutaway of guard
4. SOUNDBITE: (Italian) Pope Benedict XVI:
"Fifth: Archbishop Gaudencio Borbon Rosales, of Manila, Philippines"
5. Wide of audience
6....
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Vatican sets up structure to welcome Anglicans to Catholic Church
1. Wide of St.Peter's basilica
2. Mid of people walking
3. Close-up of crucifix
4. Wide interior of news conference
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Cardinal Joseph Levada, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith:
"In response...
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Reax to Vatican Cardinal comments on teaching Islam in schools
Rome - 10 MARCH 2006
1. Various of large mosque
2. Various of a stall selling Islamic literature
3. Various of Korans laid out on a stall
4. Market scene
5. Islamic CDs for sale
6. SOUNDBITE: (Italian) Omar Camiletti, Islamic...
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Vatican opens conference on evolution, Darwinism
FILE: Rome - Date unknown
1. Wide of Saint Peter's Dome in Vatican City, with street and pedestrians in foreground
FILE: Rome - 17 April 2005
2. Mid interior of door opening into the Sistine Chapel
3. Pan down from the famous painted...
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Kenya's gays welcome Obama comment, Vatican, German FM reax
Vatican City
1. Wide of St. Peter's Square
2. St. Peter's cupola
3. Entrance to the Holy See's press office
4. Sign outside office
5. Wide of news conference inside Vatican
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Diarmuid Martin, Archbishop of Dublin:...
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Pope to sign his first encyclical, reax
1. Wide shot of Vatican
2. Close up of Encyclical
3. Various close-up shots of pages of encyclical
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) John Allen, Vatican Analyst:
"Not being a dumb man, the Pope understands that there are few areas of human life...