VATICAN CITY: FAITHFUL PILGRIMS OF POPE JOHN PAUL II CONTINUE TO MOURN IN ST PETERS SQUARE

Record ID: 648428

  • Title: VATICAN CITY: FAITHFUL PILGRIMS OF POPE JOHN PAUL II CONTINUE TO MOURN IN ST PETERS SQUARE
  • Date: 5th April 2005
  • Summary: (BN16) VATICAN CITY, VATICAN (APRIL 3, 2005)(REUTERS) 1. SLV PEOPLE ARRIVING AT SAINT PETER'S SQUARE; PEOPLE GATHERED AROUND SAINT PETER'S SQUARE (3 SHOTS) 0./16 2. MV POSTER PLACED ON GROUND WITH VARIOUS COMMENTS WRITTEN TO JOHN PAUL; PEOPLE WRITING COMMENTS AND TRIBUTES TO JOHN PAUL ON POSTER; SCU WRITING ON POSTER IN ITALIAN SAYING "FOR THE LOVE OF JOHN PAUL" (5 SHOTS) 0.40 3. MV PILGRIMS SINGING AND PLAYING GUITAR; GUITAR PLAYER; MV PILGRIMS LOOKING AT MONUMENT FULL OF MEMENTOES TO POPE 0.55 4. SCU MONUMENT IN SQUARE FULL OF CANDLES, LETTERS, PICTURES AND PHOTOGRAPHS FOR THE POPE; SCU CANDLES ON MONUMENT; MV PEOPLE LOOKING AT MONUMENT; SCU LITTLE GIRL LIGHTING CANDLE ON MONUMENT; SCU CANDLES PLACED ON THE GROUND OF THE SQUARE (5 SHOTS) 1.17 5. LAS MOURNERS SINGING PRAYER HOLDING CANDLES; MOURNER WITH CANDLE; PILGRIMS WITH BLANKETS LISTENING TO PRAYER 1.36 6. (SOUNDBITE)(English) UNIDENTIFIED PILGRIM IN SQUARE, SAYING: "I expect the new Pope will carry on the legacy of John Paul, in that the world will continue to be more united than it even was before and the youth will turn out just as much. I expect the new Pope to reach out to all kinds of people all different kinds of races and ages." 1.53 7. MV MAN AND LITTLE GIRL LIGHTING CANDLES NEXT TO MEMORIAL FOR POPE; GIRL; SCU PHOTOGRAPH OF POPE AS PART OF MEMORIAL 2.12 8. WIDE VIEW OF SAINT PETERS SQUARE 2.29 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: VATICAN CITY, VATICAN
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  • Story Text: Faithful pilgrims of Pope John Paul II continue to
    mourn in St Peters Square.

    In a show of respect and affection, pilgrims continued
    their prayer vigils on Sunday (April 3, 2005) in the St
    Peter's Square as the Pope's corpse lay in the Vatican.

    Pilgrims used different methods to pay their respects;
    a large poster was placed in the square where people wrote
    their thoughts and feelings for the pontiff and expressed
    their love for him.

    Others sang songs and played music, while many set up
    monuments full of candles, drawings, letters and
    photographs.

    Following rosary prayers, a warm but solemn mood
    engulfed the worshippers who have come from around the
    globe.

    Pilgrims have been spending long nights in the square
    sleeping on the pavement since the Pope's degenerating
    condition was announced.

    John Paul died on Saturday (April 2) from heart failure
    and septic shock.

    Throughout the day more than 150,000 people streamed
    into the square for the pontiff who led the world's 1.1
    billion Catholics for more than a quarter of a century.

    It is expected scores of pilgrims will continue to
    flood into Rome from around the world to pay their final
    respects as the funeral approaches at the end of the week,
    and city authorities continue to make preparations for the
    huge influx.

    Across the world the outpouring of affection for the Pope has
    been overwhelming with vigils being held in dozens of countries.

    His body is expected to be transferred to St. Peter's
    Basilica at 5.00 p.m. (1500 GMT) on Monday (April 4) for
    public viewing and his funeral is set for later in the
    week. Cardinals will meet on Monday (April 4) to fix the
    timetable for funeral arrangements, with more than 100
    world leaders expected to attend the funeral, including
    U.S. President George W. Bush.

    World leaders hailed John Paul as a force for peace
    during his 26-year papacy, while others credited him with a
    major role in the fall of the Iron Curtain.

    Apart from his battle against communism and quest for
    global peace, John Paul will be remembered for his
    unswerving defence of traditional Vatican doctrines on
    priesthood and sex.

    Some Catholics hope the next Pope will be more liberal.


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