(25 Sep 2024)
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Luxembourg – 25 September 2024
1. Camera pan down of Notre-Dame Cathedral, with Vatican flags in front
2. Luxembourg flag
3. Entrance to Notre-Dame Cathedral
4. Woman entering bookstore, with books and photos showing Pope Francis on display
5. Photograph of Pope Francis on display in bookstore window
6. Close of book
7. Wide of store window with books
8. People walking past Grand Ducale Palace with umbrellas
9. SOUNDBITE (German) Jean-Paul Klein, 52, worker from Luxembourg:
"Well, I was lucky enough to be present at the papal visit of Pope John Paul in 1985. He made some reforms, but I don’t expect any more reforms from this pope."
10. Vatican and Luxembourg flags waving
11. People with umbrellas walking past guard
12. Wide of area cordoned off for cameras
13. Stands set up for cameras
14. People with umbrellas walking past
15. SOUNDBITE (German) Jean-Paul Klein, 52, worker from Luxembourg:
"We won’t be here tomorrow. No. I’ll kind of watch it from home on the TV. What do I expect? Nothing really. Well, I think a papal visit….I don’t really expect anything from it, except that a lot of roads will be closed and a lot of people will be in the city."
16. Various of street, Luxembourg souvenirs on display in store windows
17. SOUNDBITE (German) Christine, last name not given, resident:
"So, I think the visit will be relatively stressful for the Pope. To undertake such a journey at that age. He’s been a bit ill the last two days. And yes, it probably won’t be very easy for him either."
18. Various of street scenes
19. Ceremonial Guard in front of Grand Ducale Palace
STORYLINE:
Residents of Luxembourg expressed mixed views to the upcoming Pope Francis visit, as preparations continued in the capital on Wednesday.
The Vatican confirmed on Monday that plans remain in place for Francis to visit Belgium and Luxembourg.
Francis is to visit Luxembourg on Thursday and then spend the rest of the week in Belgium, ending with a Mass in Brussels on Sunday.
Jean-Paul Klein, 52, a worker from Luxembourg, expressed dismay at Francis’ visit, saying he doesn’t "expect any more reforms from this pope".
He added that he will watch Francis’ welcoming ceremony from his home due to possible road closure and traffic.
Christine, another resident who did not give her last name, was concerned about the pope’s health.
"I think the visit will be relatively stressful for the Pope," she said.
"It probably won’t be very easy for him either," she added.
The 87-year-old pope has had a packed schedule since returning from an 11-day journey through Asia on Sept. 13.
It was the longest and farthest trip of his pontificate.
Francis has had several health problems in recent years.
In 2023, he spent three days in the hospital receiving intravenous antibiotics to treat a respiratory infection.
AP video by Mark Carlson
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