(23 Feb 2025)
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Billerica, Massachusetts – 23 February 2025
1. Various of the beginning of Mass
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Fr. Jean-Pierre Gandaf Walle, Roman Catholic Priest:
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“Today, in a special way, we’re going to pray for our Pope Francis, who is critically ill and is in need of our prayer.”
3. Wide of Fr. Jean-Pierre Gandaf Walle at the beginning of Mass
4. Close-up of signage outside the St. Theresa Catholic Church
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Carol Bertolucci, churchgoer:
"He’s one of the, I think, one of the greatest popes we’ve had. He’s more for the people, for the new times. And, you know, you have to have someone like that to, you know, to help us. And, yeah, it’s very sad. I pray to God that he comes out of this, I really do. But I know, you know, he’s getting up there and age. But, you know, we just pray to God that everything works out. And, you know, I guess that’s all we can do is leave it in God’s hands."
6. Wide of the church’s exterior
7. Wide of Fr. Gandaf Walle during a mass
UPSOUND: (English) Parishioners: “For the kingdom, the power and the glory …”
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Ed O’Mahony, churchgoer:
"Over the last several weeks I’ve been praying. Watching his condition over the last several weeks and praying that he comes back to full health."
9. Wide of Mass
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Fr. Jean-Pierre Gandaf Walle, Roman Catholic Priest:
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"In a special way, I prayed for Pope Francis, who is critically ill. My impression of the prayer today is that there was really a community involvement in to praying for our Pope. We are aware of how terrible it is, but we are also trusting God’s care and mercy for him and for all the people who are caring for him at this moment in time. So, we are united in prayer with the universal church for our Pope Francis."
11. Wide of Fr. Gandaf Walle dispensing the Holy Eucharist during Mass
12. Wide of Fr. Gandaf Walle in a procession after the mass and interacting with a young parishioner
13. Close up of signage on the church wall
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Carol Bertolucci, church-goer:
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"I got … I got a little scared for him, you know, and for us because, yeah, it’s doesn’t look good, but we know God can do a lot of things. So, I think, you know, if it’s meant to be, he’s going to pull out of this. You know, he’s done a wonderful job. Hopefully he’s not done yet."
15. Wide of Fr. Gandaf Walle concluding the mass
UPSOUND: (English) Fr. Jean-Pierre Gandaf Walle, Roman Catholic Priest: “Let us pray.”
STORYLINE:
Roman Catholic parishioners and priests in Massachusetts offered fervent prayers Sunday for Pope Francis’s full recovery, reflecting growing concern among the faithful worldwide after his condition turned critical on Friday.
The 88-year-old pontiff is battling pneumonia, a complex lung infection and, the Vatican announced Sunday, early kidney failure.
Carol Bertolucci is a Massachusetts resident who has lived in the northwestern town of Billerica for 52 years and worshipped at a local church for decades.
“I got a little scared for him, you know, and for us because, yeah, it’s doesn’t look good, but we know God can do a lot of things,” she said. “So, I think, you know, if it’s meant to be, he’s going to pull out of this. You know, he’s done a wonderful job. Hopefully, he’s not done yet."
Bertolucci praised the pope’s leadership while voicing her worries over the pontiff who is known for his concern for the poor, his commitment to dialogue, and his views on climate change.
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