(23 Feb 2025)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rome – 23 February 2025
1. Crowd in prayer gathered around base of statue of Pope John Paul II at Gemelli hospital
2. Windows of 10th floor where Pope Francis is staying
3. Wide of hospital
4. People arriving for Angelus prayer below pope’s window
5. Rosary in hand of woman praying
6. Women praying rosary
7. Balloons with Pope Francis on them placed by statue
8. Violetta Chilniska from Poland with daughter Maria bringing balloons and drawing for pope
9. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Violetta Chilnisk, faithful:
“Because we love Pope Francis, Maria was born in the year that Pope Francis was chosen but for reasons of work we could never see him in person, but with our hearts and souls, we have always been with him. I, like him, am devoted to St. Francis of Assissi who loves humble people and then we believe that love always triumphs together with humility and with the heart, like our sunglasses today.”
10. Maria holding up drawing of Pope Francis holding hands with many children reading (Italian) “Have strength Francis, we are all with you!”
11. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Maria Chilniska, reading note to pope:
“Ciao Papa Francesco, I am Maria, I am 12 years old and I was born in 2013 in January when you, in March, became pope.”
12. Group of faithful reciting prayers
13. Nuns looking at pope’s windows
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Sister Roobini Chinnappan, nun from Kerala, India:
“We are students from India and Brazil and we came here to pray for Pope Francis because yesterday he was ok, and yesterday night we heard that he is not ok, and we are praying for his speedy and complete recovery.”
15. Nuns and Friar reciting prayers
16. Crowd of people walking towards statue to pray
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Vatican – 23 February 2025
17. Wide of the Apostolic Palace
18. Close up of the closed window from where the pope usually delivers the Angelus prayer
19. Mid of people walking in front of the Apostolic Palace
20. Mid of the closed window with the fountain in the foreground
21. Wide of Maria Pia Sozio, president of the ‘Scleroderma and Other Rare Diseases Association’, and other people unfurling the association’s banner
22. Close up of Maria Pia Sozio
23. Wide of people holding the banner in front of the Apostolic Palace
24. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Maria Pia Sozio, president of the ‘Scleroderma and Other Rare Diseases Association’:
‘This year, even though we knew that the Holy Father would not be doing the Angelus, we wanted to come anyway with our banner saying ‘Rare Disease Day’ out of affection for the Holy Father. We pray for him that he will recover soon and that he can welcome us again with his big smile as he has already done in private audiences etc."
25. Various of people in St. Peter’s Square
26. SOUNDBITE (Spanish), Angelica Burgos, tourist from Bilbao, Spain:
‘The feeling I have (seeing the pope’s window closed) is one of sadness because we were hoping to see him to say the Angelus on this trip but I hope he will pray for us too."
27. People in front of the Apostolic Palace
28. Close up of the closed window
29. SOUNDBITE (Italian), Massimo Surace, deacon:
"The pope still recites the Angelus, but from his hospital room. He is with us even if not physically, we cannot see him today but the pope is with us in our prayers and also in our thoughts."
30. Close up of the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica
31. Wide of St. Peter’s square
STORYLINE:
Dozens of people gathered beneath Pope Francis’ hospital windows for the noon Angelus prayer on Sunday.
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