(9 Sep 2024)
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Dili, East Timor – 9 September 2024
1. Various of crowd waiting for Pope to pass by on his way to Nunciature
2. Close of umbrella with picture of Pope
3. Various of Catholic faithful showing his Our Lady statue and rosary
4. Pope motorcade passing, Pope waving to crowds
5. Wide of Christ the King statue on top of hill overlooking Dili riverfront
6. Various of Timorese family that came to see the Pope
7. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Juvito Cham, Catholic faithful:
“Of course it is very special for us, especially for us the Timorese people as a new country as this is the first visit to our country. The first time was under an Indonesian occupation, so under a Timorese government this is truly the first time.”
8. Various of Pope arriving to Presidential Palace
9. Various of welcoming ceremony
10. Various of people outside watching ceremony through gates
11. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Ildefonso da Cruz Barreto, 29-year-old Catholic faithful:
“Yes, this is a very grateful experience for us Timorese because we are almost 95% Catholic and during our fight for independence, the Catholic Church was a big part of our independence.”
12. Various of ceremony
13. SOUNDBITE (Tetun) Julenia Costa Gomes, 21-year-old Catholic faithful:
“I’m very happy that the Pope is coming here bringing peace and love to Timor Leste.”
14. Various of crowds next to palace
15. Ceremony at Presidential Palace
STORYLINE:
Pope Francis received a raucous welcome Monday when he arrived in East Timor as it celebrates the anniversary of its recovery from a bloody and traumatic independence battle.
Timorese waved Vatican and Timorese flags and shouted “Viva el Papa!” as he passed by in his motorcade.
“This is a very grateful experience for us Timorese because we are almost 95% Catholic and during our fight for independence, the Catholic Church was a big part of our independence,” Ildefonso da Cruz Barreto, a 29-year-old Catholic faithful said from the crowd.
The overwhelmingly Catholic East Timor, one of the world’s poorest countries, had eagerly awaited Francis’ arrival, which came on the heels of the 25th anniversary of the U.N.-backed referendum that paved the way for independence from Indonesia.
The 87-year-old Francis arrived in Dili from Papua New Guinea to follow in John Paul’s footsteps and open the third leg of his trip through Southeast Asia and Oceania.
President Jose Ramos-Horta and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao, two of East Timor’s most revered independence heroes, greeted Francis at the airport and met with him privately.
AP Video by Helena Alves and Fadlan Syan
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