(21 Feb 2025)
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Vatican City – 21 February 2025
1. Various of father Enzo Fortunato, president of the pontifical committee for World Children’s Day and chief Editor of ‘Piazza San Pietro’ Vatican Magazine, reading children’s letters for Pope Francis
2. Pull focus of Father Enzo reading letter
3. Mid of drawings and letters
4. Close of letter from child named Gabriel reading (Italian) “Do you know that on Monday I am going to the hospital too? Are you going to be there? Are you also afraid of syringes? I am afraid.”
5. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Father Enzo Fortunato, president of the pontifical committee for World Children’s Day and chief Editor of ‘Piazza San Pietro’ Vatican Magazine:
“We are literally submerged by children drawings and children letters and also by small prayers. ‘Jesus please heal Pope Francis’ or ‘Dear Pope Francis we love you and we hope you will get better soon’. From Peru, from Brazil, from different parts of the world, from big cities such as New York. From Bethlehem, from Jerusalem.”
6. Portrait drawing of Francis and text reading (Spanish): “Pope we love you so much”
7. Letters and drawings
8. Close of portrait of Francis
9. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Father Enzo Fortunato, president of the pontifical committee for World Children Day and chief Editor of ‘Piazza San Pietro’ Vatican Magazine:
“I strongly believe that as soon as I will bring them to Pope Francis, he will answer as he did in the past with letters and similar messages during previous meetings we had. I will never forget when I brought him a big box of drawings that arrived from all over the world from several children who could not join the World Children’s Day. Pope Francis ordered we answer each letter. And I believe that the same will happen now.”
10. Close of letter reading (Spanish): “Pope get better soon”
11. Close of drawing of Pope and child connected by heart
12. Faithful walking in procession toward St. Peter’s Basilica
13. Francis on postcards
14. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Lidia D’Elia, from Rome:
“He seems to be a very tenacious person, somebody who does not step back, or better, he faces the challenges and urges everyone to face them with him. I believe that while he resists, he will remain there in charge.”
15. Mid of St. Peter’s Basilica
16. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Claudia Cataldi, from Rome:
“He seems to be an amazing person. I would like him to remain in charge, as the Pope, to represent us for as long as possible. He seems to be an extraordinary person.”
17. Wide of St. Peter’s Basilica
STORYLINE:
“Pope get better soon!” and “Pope are you also afraid of syringes?” were among the tender sentences written under colourful drawings sent by children from all over the world to Pope Francis.
Francis has spent one week in the hospital fighting pneumonia.
He got up to eat breakfast Friday after the Vatican said his overall clinical condition had improved slightly.
But it will take some time to know if the various drug therapies are working
Meanwhile the Vatican has been receiving letters and drawings by email and on social media wishing the pope a speedy recovery.
Father Enzo Fortunato, president of the pontifical committee for World Children’s Day, is collecting them with the aim of bringing them to Francis soon.
One of the letters from a young boy called Gabriel expressed straightforward empathy for the pope.
“On Monday I will also go to the hospital. Will you be there? Are you also afraid of syringes?”, asked Gabriel, from Italy.
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