(21 Apr 2025)
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Aleppo, Syria – 21 April 2025
1. Various drone shots of the Latin Cathedral in Aleppo ++MUTE++
2. Various exteriors of Latin Cathedral
3. Aleppo street
4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mary Soul, Christian resident of Aleppo:
“We are very happy for him because he has now gone to a place that he desired, we hope (he) will be next to Jesus Christ. I hope that whoever comes after him can be as competent, as affectionate, and as loving.”
5. Various of streets of Aleppo
6. Man sitting outside shop
7. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Shawkat Marjani, Christian resident of Aleppo:
“His death was sad because he is the main Christian figure in the world, for Catholics, but also, we were not very surprised because he has been sick and we knew that he was in and out of hospitals for a couple of months.”
8. Various of man working in his shop
9. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Michel Boulous, Christian resident of Aleppo:
“The Pope was a good person who wanted peace. He represented a large portion of Christians, he stood against war and against violence.”
10. Men walking in streets of Aleppo
STORYLINE:
Christians in the war-wrecked Syrian city of Aleppo were mourning Pope Francis on Monday, after his death was announced earlier in the day.
“We are very happy for him because he has now gone to a place that he desired, we hope (he) will be next to Jesus Christ," said one Christian resident, Mary Soul.
She said she hoped whoever becomes the next pontiff will be "as competent, as affectionate, and as loving” as Francis.
"The Pope was a good person who wanted peace. He represented a large portion of Christians, he stood against war and against violence,” another Christian resident said.
Pope Francis, who was history’s first Latin American pontiff, charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor, but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change.
He died aged 88.
He made his last public appearance on Easter Sunday – a day before his death – to bless thousands of people in St. Peter’s Square, drawing wild cheers and applause.
Francis performed the blessing from the same loggia where he was introduced to the world on March 13, 2013 as the 266th pope.
AP video by Ghaith Alsayad, production by Malak Harb
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