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Rome – 13 March 2015
1. Wide of a statue of Pope John Paul II in front of the Gemelli Hospital, people standing
2. Mid of people from the Bassano del Grappa parish praying
3. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Father Enrico Bortolaso, from the Bassano del Grappa parish:
"We came straight here to the Gemelli hospital to pray for Pope Francis and we are doing it on the same day of the anniversary of his election as Pontiff."
4. Various of candles, flowers and rosaries at the base of the statue
5. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Alberto Jerbonato, from the Bassano del Grappa parish:
"Today is the anniversary of Pope Francis’ election. We wanted to come here to pray for him and for his recovery. We are aware that he is 88-years-old, we are fully aware of what he is facing, and we will pray that he will be able to recover."
6. Various of people praying
7. Wide of statue, candles, flowers and rosaries
STORYLINE:
Visitors to the Vatican have been also visiting the Gemelli Hospital in Rome to pray for Pope Francis who has been in hospital for nearly a month.
"We came straight here to the Gemelli hospital to pray for Pope Francis and we are doing it on the same day of the anniversary of his election as Pontiff," said Father Enrico Bortolaso, from the Bassano del Grappa parish.
"We wanted to come here to pray for him and for his recovery. We are aware that he is 88-years-old, we are fully aware of what he is facing, and we will pray that he will be able to recover," added Alberto Jerbonato, also from the Bassano del Grappa parish.
Francis marked the 12th anniversary of his papacy Thursday with increasingly positive medical updates four weeks into his hospitalization for double pneumonia.
The pope spent another tranquil night, the Vatican said in its brief morning statement.
A chest X-ray confirmed improvements, the Vatican said on Wednesday, just two days after days after doctors declared he’s no longer in imminent danger of death.
The latest medical bulletin said that the 88-year-old pope’s condition remained stable, but indicated a complex picture considering his overall fragility.
The Holy See hasn’t said how the anniversary of his election as the 266th pope might be commemorated.
It is a public holiday at the Vatican and masses are planned in his honor at churches in Rome.
No medical bulletins will be issued.
Francis on Wednesday remotely followed a Lenten spiritual retreat that has been a mainstay of his papacy.
He continues to receive high flows of oxygen through nasal tubes during the day and a non-invasive mechanical mask to aid his rest at night.
The former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected on the fifth ballot of the 2013 conclave, which was called after Pope Benedict XVI resigned.
While Francis has praised Benedict’s humility in stepping down and said he might follow in his footsteps, more recently he has said the papacy is a job for life.
Another milestone comes Friday when Francis marks four weeks of hospitalization.
AP videoby Paolo Lucariello and Srdjan Nedeljkovic
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