(2 Mar 2025)
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Johannesburg – 2 March 2025
1. Various of Archbishop of Johannesburg, Cardinal Stephen Brislin leading prayer service for Pope Francis
2. Wide of Brislin placing bishop’s mitre on his head
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Cardinal Stephen Brislin, Archbishop of Johannesburg:
“We gather together today to pray for Pope Francis in the simplicity of our hearts, and with trust in the God who is father of all. We commend our Pope to him, and we pray that he will be given strength and courage in his suffering. We pray that he will be healed and be brought to the fullness of health.”
4. Cardinal Brislin being handed staff before blessing congregation
5. Various of congregation
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Cardinal Stephen Brislin, Archbishop of Johannesburg:
“Since he’s been in hospital, people have been truly concerned about him, truly worried about him, and they have been praying for him. But in this time of uncertainty, not knowing what precisely is going to happen, we thought it would be good to gather people together so that we could do a very formal act of the church, the Catholic Church in Johannesburg, of dedicating time to pray for Pope Francis. And that’s what we did this morning. And I think you will agree that people really responded and came out in their numbers in order simply to show this solidarity and their support for Pope Francis at this critical time.”
7. Wide of Cardinal Brislin at altar during prayer service for Pope Francis
8. Woman kneeling in prayer
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Cardinal Stephen Brislin, Archbishop of Johannesburg:
“The reaction to his illness throughout the world shows how much he has meant to the world, and not to just to the Catholic Church, but that people have really recognized in him a strong leader of integrity and honesty, and a person not afraid to speak the truth.”
10. Wide of Cardinal, priests and the alter service leaving at end of mass
STORYLINE:
The newly-appointed Archbishop of Johannesburg, Cardinal Stephen Brislin, led dozens of South African Catholic worshippers in a prayer service on Sunday dedicated to Pope Francis’s health and recovery as he battles double pneumonia.
Well-wishers of all ages attended the two-hour service at the Cathedral of Christ the King in central Johannesburg.
Brislin highlighted the public’s concern for Francis since his hospitalisation, noting that South Africa and the people of the African continent share a deep connection and affection for him.
Although Francis has never visited South Africa, Breslin said the pontiff had warmly received the South African delegation during their last two visits to the Vatican.
The pontiff was also among the first international leaders to express sorrow and condolences after a fire in a building in Johannesburg killed more than 70 people in 2023.
Expressing hope for the Pope’s recovery, the archbishop stressed the importance of continuing Francis’ teachings of compassion and care for the vulnerable.
"The reaction to his illness throughout the world shows how much he has meant to the world, and not to just to the Catholic Church, but that people have really recognised in him a strong leader of integrity and honesty, and a person not afraid to speak the truth,” he said.
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