(7 May 2025)
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Vatican City – 7 May 2025
1. Wide of big screen showing Sistine Chapel chimney
2. Close of crowd waiting for result of first vote
3. Close of man in crowd watching the chimney
4. Close of child in crowd
5. Mid of statue in St. Peter’s Square
++NIGHT SHOTS++
6. Wide of press on roof watching the chimney
7. Mid of crowd reaction to black smoke rising from chimney
8. Wide of statue in St. Peter’s Square
9. Wide of black smoke rising from chimney
10. Wide of statue
11. Wide of black smoke rising from chimney
12. Mid of spectators taking photos of chimney
13. Pan of spectator taking photo
14. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Deborah Ruffalo, Italian faithful:
"Yes, we waited from about a quarter to seven. I arrived in the square to wait for the smoke. We thought it would come a bit earlier, so we waited anxiously and with great anticipation. In short, there was a lot of expectation in our hearts, and we were hoping for the white smoke, given the delay. But it was expected that the white smoke wouldn’t come on the first vote. So, we’re placing our hopes in tomorrow, which is also a Marian day, the feast of Our Lady of Pompeii, so surely a pope under the sign of Mary in the month of May and tomorrow we hope to experience this unique moment here in St. Peter’s Square."
15. Wide of crowd behind barricade in St. Peter’s Square
16. Mid of crowd leaving
17. Various of press reporting
18. Wide of crowd in St. Peter’s Square
19. Wide of crowd leaving
20. Various of guards at entrance
21. Various of St Peter’s Basilica
STORYLINE:
The faithful and curious at St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City reacted to the “unique moment” of watching the smoke billow out from the Sistine Chapel.
Italian faithful Deborah Ruffalo said she “waited anxiously and with great anticipation” for the smoke that would signal whether a new pope had been elected or not to pour out of the chimney on Wednesday.
“We’re placing our hopes in tomorrow, which is also a Marian day, the feast of Our Lady of Pompeii, so surely a Pope under the sign of Mary in the month of May and tomorrow we hope to experience this unique moment here,” she said.
Outside in St. Peter’s Square, the scene was festive as thousands of people flocked to the piazza to watch the proceedings on giant video screens, applauding when the Sistine Chapel’s doors slammed shut and the voting began.
They waited for hours, watching screens that showed just a skinny chimney and occasional seagull. After the vote dragged on to dinnertime, some left in frustration, but those who stayed cheered when the smoke finally billowed out.
The cardinals were sequestered from the outside world Wednesday, their cellphones surrendered and airwaves around the Vatican jammed to prevent all communications until they find a new pope.
Francis named 108 of the 133 “princes of the church,” choosing many pastors in his image from far-flung countries like Mongolia, Sweden and Tonga that had never had a cardinal before.
His decision to surpass the usual limit of 120 cardinal electors has both lengthened the amount of time it takes for each vote to be processed and injected more uncertainty into a process that is always full of mystery and suspense.
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