(9 May 2025)
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Rome – 9 May 2025
1. Tilt down of Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica in the center of Rome, where Pope Francis was laid to rest
2. Tourist taking photograph
3. Various of flowers paying tribute to Pope Francis
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Lisa Colinayou, tourist from Los Angeles, US:
"Yes I’m so glad that my first time to travel here in Italy was in time with the selection of the new pope. And I am so happy that was an incredible experience for me, to witness first hand the actual selection, the announcement and the excitement of everyone. Like this is my first time to be here, and I’m so glad I did it with very shot preparation, just one week. I made it. I’m so glad it was Pope Leo was selected, who’s an American from Chicago, USA, Illianois and I’m so happy for that."
5. People at square
6. Various of Blanche Dias with husband, Dias praying
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Blanche Dias, tourist from Australia:
"You know for me the pope, I’m not looking so much for the difference as long as we have a good leader. The old pope was a good leader and think the new one will be a good leader. So, without the Pope, for a little bit it was like we had no head, now you do. So I’m happy for the pope, to have a leader of the Catholic church."
8. People queuing to enter
9. People going through security
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Claudia (surname not given), tourist from Virginia, US:
"Yeah, we were in Vatican square and we sat there for about an hour and then all of sudden the smoke started coming out and then we knew there was a pope. About an hour later we found out it was an American Pope which is awesome."
11. People arriving to queue to enter
12. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) David Alarcon, tourist from Colombia:
“I think it is a way to continue the legacy of Francis, which is for me in general a good thing. I think Francis did a great job at the Church and now this (pope) will continue it which makes me happy. I think what he said yesterday during the speech by naming Francis, people applauded, and I think that they show they will support him to follow the same path.”
13. Various of back view and lines to enter Basilica
STORYLINE:
Hundreds of tourists and faithful continued to flock to the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica in the heart of Rome to pay tribute to late Pope Francis on Friday.
On the day following the announcement of his successor, Pope Leo XIV, American visitors were thrilled and still surprised by the news of the first US-born pontificate.
"We were in Vatican square and we sat there for about an hour and then all of sudden the smoke started coming out and then we knew there was a new Pope. About an hour later we found out it was an American Pope which is awesome," a tourist from Virginia said.
"I am so happy that was an incredible experience for me, to witness first hand the actual selection, the announcement and the excitement of everyone," Lisa Colinayou, a tourist visiting Rome from Los Angeles, said.
Pope Leo, history’s first U.S.-born pontiff, said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass as the head of the Catholic Church.
He acknowledged the great responsibility they had placed on him before delivering a brief but dense homily on the need to joyfully spread Christianity in a world that often mocks it.
Leo will be formally installed as pope at a Mass on May 18, the Vatican said Friday, and will preside over his first general audience May 21.
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