(24 Mar 2025)
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Rome – 24 March 2025
1. Close of "Hallelujah" gelato flavour
2. Gelato maker unveiling "Hallelujah" gelato flavour
3. Various of gelato makers scooping the "Hallelujah" flavour in little cups
4. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Domenico Belmonte, President of Artglace, the European ice-cream makers confederation:
"This morning, we were supposed to meet Pope Francis in a private audience for the Jubilee of ice cream makers. Unfortunately, as we well know, Pope Francis has been in hospital for some time. Yesterday, with the opening of the Gelato Day village in Piazza Risorgimento, the news came out that Pope Francis had been discharged from hospital. So this ice cream, a real hallelujah, brought happiness to His Holiness too."
5. Various of gelato makers scooping the "Hallelujah" flavour in little cups ++PART COVERS 7++
6. Close of gelato maker scooping the "Hallelujah" gelato flavour in a cup
7. Various of a child ordering a cup of "Hallelujah" gelato flavour and leaving with his grandfather
STORYLINE:
“Hallelujah!” That’s what countless Catholics exclaimed as Pope Francis left hospital Sunday after more than a month fighting pneumonia. It’s also the name of a new gelato flavor.
Hallelujah gelato made its debut in Rome in open-air kiosks in Piazza Risorgimento Sunday just a 5-minute walk from the Vatican, marking a preview of International Handmade Gelato Day.
The tasting attracted hundreds of pilgrims, tourists and gelato lovers eager to sample the divine new flavor that includes gianduia, an Italian combination of roasted hazelnuts and pure chocolate. It will be available in gelato parlors across Europe starting Monday.
Hallelujah quickly became a way to commemorate Francis’ discharge from Rome’s Gemelli hospital, a much-anticipated moment of relief for millions of Catholics in Rome and around the world.
Francis has long been a fan of gelato.
The flavor was master gelato maker Vincenzo Squatrito’s winning entry in a European gelato contest, and its name was conceived to celebrate the Catholic Church’s Holy Jubilee Year.
Pope Francis kicked off the Jubilee in December, and it is expected to draw some 32 million pilgrims to Rome.
The 88-year-old Argentine has never made a secret of his passion for gelato. A few years ago, his favorite gelato maker from his native Buenos Aires revealed that Francis’ favorite flavor was dulce de leche, a local caramel dessert.
Over the years, the pontiff has also built a friendship with Sebastian Padrón, an Argentine who runs an artisanal parlor just around the corner from the papal apartments in Casa Santa Marta, where he delivers regular orders of the pope’s favorite gelato.
AP video by Silvia Stellacci and produced by Francesca Primavilla and Silvia Stellacci
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