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Dubai, UAE – 25 April 2025
1. Various of worshippers praying
2. Close of Pope Francis poster with candles
3. Various of worshippers praying
4. Worshippers outside St Francis Church lighting candles
5. Close of Mother Mary statue
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Lorraine Barton, Catholic worshipper:
“He has been a really, very, very good Pope, you know he looks after everybody and, I have not seen him, I have seen another Pope in person a long time ago who came to England. He’s just, I just feel so sorry we’ve lost him, you know he’s iconic, isn’t he, and we’re going to need a new one."
7. Various of worshippers lighting candles
8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Andre Thabet, Catholic worshipper:
“It is not a coincidence that it happened that Pope Francis passed away on (around the time of) Easter Sunday, it was as if he ascended with Christ on the day of resurrection, he too rose. Pope Francis embodied the values of peace, love and coexistence throughout the world. So, it was not just the Christian countries or regions that mourned him, the entire world grieved his passing away.”
9. Sign reading in English “Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church”
10. Various of worshippers entering the church
STORYLINE:
A score of Catholic worshippers in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates mourned Pope Francis on Monday hours after his death.
Worshippers at the Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic church remembered Pope Francis’ values and his efforts to bring peace to the world, lighting candles at the entrance of the church in the Jebel Ali area of Dubai.
Pope Francis was history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change. He died on Monday aged 88.
He made his last public appearance on Easter Sunday – a day before his death – to bless thousands of people in St. Peter’s Square, drawing wild cheers and applause.
AP video shot by Bassam Hatoum
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