IL DIVO Report Concert Poland 20-3-2018
Il Divo in a report on TVP 3 about their upcoming concert of Timeless Tour in Poznań, Poland on June 22nd 2018 for commemorating the 1050th anniversary of the Archdiocese of Poznań - the first bishopric in Poland. The organizators of the concert are the Archdiocese of Poznań and the agency Prestige MJM. .
Reaction to Pope's death
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1. Wide shot of hundreds of worshippers inside St. Paul's Catholic Church in Lagos
2. Mid shot of Reverend Father Gabriel Osu, Director of Communications for the Lagos Archdiocese, conducting service and remembering the pope
3. Zoom into nun at service
4. Mid shot man at service
5. Woman praying
6. Various shots of people in courtyard of church during service (church was full)
7. Close-up newspaper headline of pope's death
8. Mid shot of man selling newspapers
STORYLINE:
In Africa, where the number of Catholics has burgeoned in recent years, hundreds of worshippers prayed for Pope John Paul.
In Nigeria, Catholics filled St. Paul's church in Lagos for mass at 0700 GMT. Those who could not enter the church listened in the courtyard and street.
Reverend Father Gabriel Osu led the prayers.
Pope John Paul II visited Nigeria twice during his papacy - in February 1982 and March 1998.
Nigeria is a country split between Christians and Muslims. As in other parts of Africa, Catholicism is facing competition from Islam and from evangelical churches.
Some Africans have expressed hope that the next pope might be one of their own.
Nigerian cardinal Francis Arinze, based at the Vatican, often comes up when possible successors to Pope John Paul II are discussed.
Seventy-two-year-old Arinze is known for his missionary work during the country's 1967-70 Biafra separatist war, when more than a million people are believed to have been killed through violence, starvation and disease.
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Country prepares for papal visit
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1. Wide shot of banner on building reading Holy Father, welcome to Rijeka
2. Mid shot of banner
3. Various shots of the port where the pope will arrive
4. Various of workers preparing stage for where the pope will board after getting off boat
5. Various of workers cleaning stage
6. Satellite trucks for croatian television
7. Cars being towed away
8. Wide of stage where pope will give holy mass
9. Close up of cross on stage
10. Stage being prepared and cleaned
11. Street scene
11. Various shops
12. SOUNDBITE (English) vox pop:
Personally I am very happy about the pope's time in Rijeka - what you say - I think it will help us too much and we hope he will have a long life and easy and strong.
13. Cutaway pope pictures in shops
14. SOUNDBITE (English) vox pop:
Because I think this state in Croatia is very bad shape, with economics and politics and everything and he's coming here to try and change something to tell something to people, but I think that there will be nothing from that.
15. Street scenes
STORYLINE
The small coastal city of Rijeka in Croatia on Wednesday continued preparations for the Pope's visit.
John Paul the Second is due to arrive on Thursday to a welcome ceremony at the airport.
Later in the day, he will meet the Croatian president in the city's archdiocesan seminary.
On Friday, the Pontiff is scheduled to travel to the coastal city of Dubrovnik.
During the five-day trip - his third to the mostly Roman Catholic country - the Holy Father is also planning to visit the dioceses of Djakovo-Srijem as well as the archdioceses of Zadar.
The former Yugoslav republic has experienced some postwar economic woes and now that Croatia has found its own voice, the Vatican is trying to ensure it it doesn't lose its way.
In Rijeka itself, huge banners have been hung from buildings to welcome the pontiff.
Workers on Wednesday were busy cleaning and completing the podiums from where the pontiff will address his faithful.
Abandoned cars were removed from the area and Croatian television crews prepared to broadcast the event.
The main event of the Pope's stay in Rijeka will come on Sunday, when he is to preside over a holy mass in the city's Delta area.
The Pope will be accompanied by his personal doctor during the visit and a range of special medical services have also been arranged.
Only recently, a top Vatican official acknowledged what many observers had long suspected - that the 83-year-old suffers from Parkinson's disease.
The Vatican had never officially acknowledged the source of his trembling hands and slurred speech, typical symptoms of the degenerative neurological disorder.
The tour of Croatia will be the 100th foreign trip of John Paul the Second's pontificate - making him the most traveled pope in history.
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Pope leaves residence for day two of official visit
1. Kiosk selling newspapers
2. Mid shot of newspaper on stand - middle top newspaper (Guzel Basladi means nice start)
3. Various close up's of newspaper headlines
4. SOUNDBITE: (Turkish) Ali Tekin, local resident:
It is very good to have some calm between religions and this message should have been sent before.
5. Various of Papal convoy leaving residence in Ankara on second day of official visit.
STORYLINE:
Turkey's morning newspapers on Wednesday reported on Pope Benedict XVI's visit with a generally positive tone, as the Pontiff urged religious leaders not to support any form of violence in the name of faith.
He began his first visit to a Muslim country under tight security.
Benedict has sought a careful balance as he held out a hand of brotherhood to Muslims, hoping to end the outcry from many Muslims over his recent quoted remarks linking Islam to violence.
One resident in Ankara said it he thought the Pope's message was positive.
It is very good to have some calm between religions and this message should have been sent before, said Ali Tekin.
Pope Benedict XVI's convoy was seen leaving Ankara for Ephesus on Wednesday morning.
It is believed the Virgin Mary spent her last years there, near the Aegean town of Selcuk, after
St. John the Apostle brought her after Jesus' death.
The site is a place of pilgrimage for both Christians and Muslim Turks who consider the Virgin Mary, or Meryem Ana, the mother of the Prophet Isa, or Jesus.
Benedict will be the third pope to make a pilgrimage. Paul VI visited in 1967, and John Paul II came in 1979.
About 1,000 people are expected to attend Benedict's open-air mass outside the house that has been restored and turned into a chapel.
Later he will travel to Istanbul where more than 25,000 Turks showed up to an anti-Vatican protest on Sunday.
There is also the thorny issue of his visit Thursday to the Haghia Sophia museum, which was built in the 6th century as a Christian church but was converted to a mosque in 1453 when Islamic armies conquered the city.
Some groups have petitioned for it to be turned back into a mosque, and last week members of an Islamic radical group stormed the museum and prayed at the site, issuing a warning to the pope not to visit the building, even though it is scheduled to be one of his major stops in the city.
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Papal Audience October 1997
My brother was ordained a deacon in Rome in October 1997. That week we got special seats at the Wednesday audience. My mom, dad, brother, sister, and I got to shake St. John Paul II's hand.
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Pope John Paul II
00:03:37 1 Early life
00:10:13 2 Presbyterate
00:15:42 3 Episcopate and cardinalate
00:20:14 4 Papacy
00:20:23 4.1 Election
00:24:03 4.2 Pastoral trips
00:29:40 5 Teachings
00:31:55 5.1 Moral stances
00:34:58 5.2 Apartheid in South Africa
00:35:58 5.3 Capital punishment
00:37:28 5.4 European Union
00:40:09 5.5 Evolution
00:41:13 5.6 Iraq War
00:42:11 5.7 Liberation theology
00:43:22 5.8 Organised crime
00:44:10 5.9 Persian Gulf War
00:45:40 5.10 Rwandan genocide
00:46:51 5.11 Views on sexuality
00:47:51 6 Reform of canon law
00:48:59 6.1 1983 Code of Canon Law
00:49:51 6.2 Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches
00:50:32 6.3 iPastor Bonus/i
00:51:14 7 iCatechism of the Catholic Church/i
00:51:58 8 Role in the collapse of dictatorships
00:53:00 8.1 Chile
00:56:08 8.2 Haiti
00:57:47 8.3 Paraguay
00:59:02 9 Role in the fall of Communism
01:02:14 9.1 Communist attempt to humiliate John Paul II
01:03:27 10 Relations with other denominations and religions
01:03:57 10.1 Anglicanism
01:05:03 10.2 Animism
01:06:59 10.3 Armenian Apostolic Church
01:08:01 10.4 Buddhism
01:09:27 10.5 Eastern Orthodox Church
01:13:02 10.6 Islam
01:14:35 10.7 Jainism
01:15:20 10.8 Judaism
01:20:16 10.9 Lutheranism
01:21:59 11 Assassination attempts and plots
01:27:45 12 Apologies
01:29:25 13 Health
01:30:49 14 Death and funeral
01:30:58 14.1 Final months
01:31:25 14.2 Final illness and death
01:34:02 14.3 Aftermath
01:35:53 15 Posthumous recognition
01:36:03 15.1 Title the Great
01:38:13 15.2 Institutions named after John Paul II
01:38:51 15.3 Beatification
01:45:10 15.4 Canonisation
01:47:16 16 Criticism and controversy
01:47:43 16.1 Child sex abuse scandals
01:51:40 16.2 Opus Dei controversies
01:52:40 16.3 Banco Ambrosiano scandal
01:54:33 16.4 Problems with traditionalists
01:56:25 16.5 Religion and AIDS
01:57:11 16.6 Social programmes
01:57:40 16.7 Ian Paisley
01:58:24 16.8 Međugorje apparitions
01:59:04 16.9 Beatification controversy
01:59:49 17 Stolen relic
02:00:55 18 Personal life
02:03:01 19 See also
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Pope John Paul II (Latin: Ioannes Paulus II; Italian: Giovanni Paolo II; Polish: Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła; [ˈkarɔl ˈjuzɛv vɔjˈtɨwa]; 18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005) served as Pope and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 to 2005.
He was elected by the second Papal conclave of 1978, which was called after Pope John Paul I, who had been elected in August to succeed Pope Paul VI, died after 33 days.
Cardinal Wojtyła was elected on the third day of the conclave and adopted his predecessor's name in tribute to him. John Paul II is recognised as helping to end Communist rule in his native Poland and eventually all of Europe. John Paul II significantly improved the Catholic Church's relations with Judaism, Islam, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Anglican Communion. He upheld the Church's teachings on such matters as artificial contraception, the ordination of women, and a celibate clergy, and although he supported the reforms of the Second Vatican Council, he was seen as generally conservative in their interpretation.He was one of the most travelled world leaders in history, visiting 129 countries during his pontificate. As part of his special emphasis on the universal call to holiness, he beatified 1,340 people and canonised 483 saints, more than the combined tally of his predecessors during the preceding five centuries. By the time of his death, he had named most of the College of Cardinals, consecrated or co-consecrated a large number of the world's bishops, and ordained many priests. A key goal of John Paul's papacy was to transform and reposition the Catholic Church. His wish was to place his Church at the heart of a new religious alliance that would bring together Jews, Muslims and Christians in a great religious armada.John Paul II was the second longest-serving pope in modern history after Pope Pius IX, who served for nearly 32 years from ...
Warsaw | Wikipedia audio article
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00:04:09 1 Etymology and names
00:06:25 2 History
00:06:34 2.1 Early history
00:07:37 2.2 16th to 18th centuries
00:09:58 2.3 19th and 20th centuries
00:11:51 2.4 Capital of Second Polish Republic: 1918–39
00:13:41 2.5 Second World War
00:16:49 2.6 1945–1989: Warsaw during the People's Republic
00:18:37 2.7 Recent times: 1989–present
00:19:25 3 Geography
00:19:34 3.1 Location and topography
00:23:13 3.2 Climate
00:24:30 3.3 Cityscape
00:25:37 3.3.1 Architecture
00:31:00 3.4 Landmarks
00:34:41 3.4.1 Flora and fauna
00:40:31 4 Society and demographics
00:42:55 4.1 Immigrant population
00:43:44 4.2 Religion
00:45:21 5 Government and politics
00:46:16 5.1 Municipal government
00:50:49 5.2 Districts
00:51:59 6 Economy
00:52:37 6.1 Business and commerce
00:55:00 6.2 Warsaw Stock Exchange
00:56:02 6.3 Industry
00:58:40 7 Education
01:01:52 8 Transport and infrastructure
01:05:50 8.1 Infrastructure
01:07:22 9 Culture
01:07:31 9.1 Music and theatre
01:10:28 9.2 Events
01:12:16 9.3 Museums and art galleries
01:15:50 9.4 Media and film
01:18:07 9.5 Sports
01:20:58 9.6 Warsaw Mermaid
01:23:38 10 Famous people
01:25:27 11 Rankings
01:25:54 12 International relations
01:26:04 12.1 Twin towns and sister cities
01:26:20 12.2 Partnerships
01:26:28 13 Warsaw in art and literature
01:26:38 14 See also
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Warsaw (Polish: Warszawa [varˈʂava] (listen); see also other names) is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula River in east-central Poland and its population is officially estimated at 1.765 million residents within a greater metropolitan area of 3.1 million residents, which makes Warsaw the 8th most-populous capital city in the European Union. The city limits cover 516.9 square kilometres (199.6 sq mi), while the metropolitan area covers 6,100.43 square kilometres (2,355.39 sq mi). Warsaw is an alpha global city, a major international tourist destination, and a significant cultural, political and economic hub. Its historical Old Town was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Once described as the Paris of the East, Warsaw was believed to be one of the most beautiful cities in the world until World War II. Bombed at the start of the German invasion in 1939, the city withstood a siege for which it was later awarded Poland's highest military decoration for heroism, the Virtuti Militari. Deportations of the Jewish population to concentration camps led to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in 1943 and the destruction of the Ghetto after a month of combat. A general Warsaw Uprising between August and October 1944 led to even greater devastation and systematic razing by the Germans in advance of the Vistula–Oder Offensive. Warsaw gained the new title of Phoenix City because of its extensive history and complete reconstruction after World War II, which had left over 85% of its buildings in ruins.Warsaw is one of Europe's most dynamic metropolitan cities. In 2012 the Economist Intelligence Unit ranked Warsaw as the 32nd most liveable city in the world. In 2017 the city came 4th in the Business-friendly category and 8th in Human capital and life style. It was also ranked as one of the most liveable cities in Central and Eastern Europe.
The city is a significant centre of research and development, Business process outsourcing, Information technology outsourcing, as well as of the Polish media industry. The Warsaw Stock Exchange is the largest and most important in Central and Eastern Europe. Frontex, the European Union agency for external border security as well as ODIHR, one of the principal institutions of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe have their headquarters in Warsaw. Together with Frankfurt, London and Paris, Warsaw is also one of the ...
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Warsaw (Polish: Warszawa [varˈʂava] ( listen); see also other names) is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula River in east-central Poland and its population is officially estimated at 1.765 million residents within a greater metropolitan area of 3.1 million residents, which makes Warsaw the 8th most-populous capital city in the European Union. The city limits cover 516.9 square kilometres (199.6 sq mi), while the metropolitan area covers 6,100.43 square kilometres (2,355.39 sq mi). Warsaw is an alpha global city, a major international tourist destination, and a significant cultural, political and economic hub. Its historical Old Town was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Once described as the Paris of the East, Warsaw was believed to be one of the most beautiful cities in the world until World War II. Bombed at the start of the German invasion in 1939, the city withstood a siege for which it was later awarded Poland's highest military decoration for heroism, the Virtuti Militari. Deportations of the Jewish population to concentration camps led to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in 1943 and the destruction of the Ghetto after a month of combat. A general Warsaw Uprising between August and October 1944 led to even greater devastation and systematic razing by the Germans in advance of the Vistula–Oder Offensive. Warsaw gained the new title of Phoenix City because of its extensive history and complete reconstruction after World War II, which had left over 85% of its buildings in ruins.Warsaw is one of Europe's most dynamic metropolitan cities. In 2012 the Economist Intelligence Unit ranked Warsaw as the 32nd most liveable city in the world. In 2017 the city came 4th in the Business-friendly category and 8th in Human capital and life style. It was also ranked as one of the most liveable cities in Central and Eastern Europe.
The city is a significant centre of research and development, Business process outsourcing, Information technology outsourcing, as well as of the Polish media industry. The Warsaw Stock Exchange is the largest and most important in Central and Eastern Europe. Frontex, the European Union agency for external border security as well as ODIHR, one of the principal institutions of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe have their headquarters in Warsaw. Together with Frankfurt, London and Paris, Warsaw is also one of the cities with the highest number of skyscrapers in the European Union.The city is the seat of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra, University of Warsaw, the Warsaw Polytechnic, the National Museum, the Great Theatre—National Opera, the largest of its kind in the world, and the Zachęta National Gallery of Art. The picturesque Old Town of Warsaw, which represents examples of nearly every European architectural style and historical period, was listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1980. Other main architectural attractions include the Castle Square with the Royal Castle and the iconic King Sigismund's Column, the Wilanów Palace, the Łazienki Palace, St. John's Cathedral, Main Market Square, palaces, churches and mansions all displaying a richness of colour and detail. Warsaw is renowned for its bars, restaurants, art galleries and, most notably, several dozen museums and outspread greenery, with around a quarter of the city's area occupied by parks.
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The hierarchy of the Catholic Church consists of its bishops, priests, and deacons. In the ecclesiological sense of the term, hierarchy strictly means the holy ordering of the Church, the Body of Christ, so to respect the diversity of gifts and ministries necessary for genuine unity. (1 Cor 12)
In canonical and general usage, it refers to those who exercise authority within a Christian church. In the Catholic Church, authority rests chiefly with the bishops, while priests and deacons serve as their assistants, co-workers or helpers. Accordingly, hierarchy of the Catholic Church is also used to refer to the bishops alone.As of 31st of December 2014, the Catholic Church consisted of 2,998 dioceses or equivalent jurisdictions, each overseen by a bishop. Dioceses are divided into individual communities called parishes, each staffed by one or more priests, deacons, or lay ecclesial ministers. Ordinarily, care of a parish is entrusted to a priest, though there are exceptions. Approximately 22% of all parishes do not have a resident pastor, and 3,485 parishes worldwide are entrusted to a deacon or lay ecclesial minister.All clergy, including deacons, priests, and bishops, may preach, teach, baptize, witness marriages, and conduct funeral liturgies. Only priests and bishops can celebrate the sacraments of the Eucharist (though others may be ministers of Holy Communion), Penance (Reconciliation, Confession), Confirmation (priests may administer this sacrament with prior ecclesiastical approval), and Anointing of the Sick. Only bishops can administer the sacrament of Holy Orders, by which men are ordained as bishops, priests or deacons.
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Pope John Paul II (Latin: Ioannes Paulus II; Italian: Giovanni Paolo II; Polish: Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła; [ˈkarɔl ˈjuzɛv vɔjˈtɨwa]; 18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005) served as Pope and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 to 2005.
He was elected by the second Papal conclave of 1978, which was called after Pope John Paul I, who had been elected in August to succeed Pope Paul VI, died after thirty-three days.
Cardinal Wojtyła was elected on the third day of the conclave and adopted his predecessor's name in tribute to him. John Paul II is recognised as helping to end Communist rule in his native Poland and eventually all of Europe. John Paul II significantly improved the Catholic Church's relations with Judaism, Islam, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Anglican Communion. He upheld the Church's teachings on such matters as artificial contraception and the ordination of women, but also supported the Church's Second Vatican Council and its reforms.
He was one of the most travelled world leaders in history, visiting 129 countries during his pontificate. As part of his special emphasis on the universal call to holiness, he beatified 1,340 people and canonised 483 saints, more than the combined tally of his predecessors during the preceding five centuries. By the time of his death, he had named most of the College of Cardinals, consecrated or co-consecrated a large number of the world's bishops, and ordained many priests. A key goal of John Paul's papacy was to transform and reposition the Catholic Church. His wish was to place his Church at the heart of a new religious alliance that would bring together Jews, Muslims and Christians in a great religious armada.John Paul II was the second longest-serving pope in modern history after Pope Pius IX, who served for nearly 32 years from 1846 to 1878. Born in Poland, John Paul II was the first non-Italian pope since the Dutch Pope Adrian VI, who served from 1522 to 1523. John Paul II's cause for canonisation commenced in 2005 one month after his death with the traditional five-year waiting period waived. On 19 December 2009, John Paul II was proclaimed Venerable by his successor Pope Benedict XVI and was beatified on 1 May 2011 (Divine Mercy Sunday) after the Congregation for the Causes of Saints attributed one miracle to his intercession, the healing of a French nun from Parkinson's disease. A second miracle attributed to John Paul II's intercession was approved on 2 July 2013, and confirmed by Pope Francis two days later (two miracles must be attributed to a person's intercession to be declared a saint). John Paul II was canonised on 27 April 2014 (again Divine Mercy Sunday), together with Pope John XXIII. On 11 September 2014, Pope Francis added these two optional memorials to the worldwide General Roman Calendar of saints, in response to worldwide requests. It is traditional to celebrate saints' feast days on the anniversary of their deaths, but that of John Paul II (22 October) is celebrated on the anniversary of his papal inauguration. Posthumously, he has been referred to by some Catholics as John Paul the Great, although the title has no official recognition.