(21 Feb 2025)
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Rome – 21 February 2025
1. Statue of John Paul II in front of Gemelli hospital
2. Candles with photos of Pope Francis, Padre Pio and others in front of statue
3. Elena Dughila from Transylvania placing candle for Pope Francis
4. Close of candles
5. Elena Dughila saying prayer in front of Gemelli hospital for Pope Francis
6. Rev. Boniface Wachira from Kenya seated near statue looking up at 10th floor windows where Pope is staying
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Rev. Boniface Wachira, from Kenya:
"I am praying for the intentions of the Holy Father, especially for good health, because he is the leader of the Catholic Church in the whole world and he is the Vicar of Christ, he is the representative of Christ. So I’m praying that he may get well. And in these moments when he is in pain, when he’s undergoing treatment, that the Lord may give him a lot of peace."
8. Sign for Gemelli Hospital
9. Alessandra Caccamo from Rome touching candles with photo of Pope Francis
10. Close of candles with Pope Francis’s face
11. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Alessandra Caccamo, from Rome:
“I prayed for Pope Francis that he can get well soon. That he gets well for a long time. Because I don’t think there will be another Pope like him. I don’t think we will get another Pope like him, at least not better than him."
12. Alessandra Caccaomo praying in front of statue
13. Woman praying in front of Gemelli Hospital
14. Pigeons on staff that statue of Pope John Paul II is holding – windows of 10th floor apartment in background
15. Wide of entrance area of Gemelli hospital
16. TV cameras on hillside facing Gemelli hospital
17. Journalists with TV cameras pointing at 10th floor windows where Pope is staying
18. Entrance to Gemelli hospital
STORYLINE:
Pope Francis marked the one-week point Friday in his hospital stay, getting out of bed to eat breakfast as the 88-year-old pontiff continued fighting pneumonia and a complex respiratory infection, the Vatican said.
The Vatican late Thursday reported a “slight improvement” in his overall clinical condition, with his heart working well.
But it will still take some time to understand if the various drug therapies are working.
According to the one-line morning bulletin Friday, “The night went well, this morning Pope Francis got up and had breakfast.”
It was nearly identical to previous morning reports.
Outside the hospital, journalists from around the world camped out on a hillside with cameras pointed at the 10th floor where the Pope is staying.
The faithful gathered around a statue of Pope John Paul II at the entrance to the hospital offering their prayers for Pope Francis.
“I prayed for Pope Francis that he can get well soon,” said Alessandra Caccaomo from Rome, “Because I don’t think there will be another Pope like him.”
Rev. Boniface Wachira from Kenya sat quietly looking up at the 10th floor windows and saying prayers from the Pope.
‘I’m praying that he may get well,” he said, “And in these moments when he is in pain, when he’s undergoing treatment, that the Lord may give him a lot of peace."
The 88-year-old pope was admitted to the hospital on Feb. 14 after a case of bronchitis worsened; doctors later diagnosed the onset of pneumonia in both lungs on top of asthmatic bronchitis and prescribed “absolute rest.”
On Thursday, some of his cardinals began responding to the obvious questions circulating, about whether at a certain point, if he becomes irreversibly sick that he might decide to resign.
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