Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, DC
Visited October 27, 2012. Recessional following a mass for 2,500 people from the Brooklyn, New York Diocese. The basilica is the largest Catholic church in North America.
Pope Benedict XVI tours basilica as part of Washington visit
1. Various of head of the Roman Catholic church Pope Benedict XVI passing and waving to cheering crowds in the pope-mobile
2. Wide of cheering crowd
3. Wide of the pope-mobile arriving at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
4. Pope getting out of pope-mobile and waving to cheering crowds
5. Pope walking up steps of Basilica
6. Pope standing at top of steps and waving
7. Interior shot of the Pope walking into the Basilica
8. Wide shot of Pope inside Basilica
9. Close-up shot of Pope kneeling to pray inside Basilica
10. Wide of the Pope and procession walking to alter
11. Pope kneeling and praying, turns and walks away
12. Mid-shot of procession
13. Pope walking
14. Pope walking to alter and bowing
15. Mid-shot of the Pope reading
16. Mid-shot of bishops singing
17. SOUNDBITE: (English) Pope Benedict XVI, head of the Roman Catholic church:
Among the counter signs to the gospel of life found in America and elsewhere, is one that causes deep shame, the sexual abuse of minors. Many of you have spoken to me of the enormous pain that your communities have suffered when clerics have betrayed their priestly obligations and duties by such gravely immoral behaviour.
18. Cutaway of bishops
19. SOUNDBITE: (English) Pope Benedict XVI, head of the Roman Catholic church:
Responding to the situation has not been easy, and as the president of your episcopal conference has indicated it was sometimes very badly handled. Now that the scale and gravity of the problem is more clearly understood, you have been able to adopt more focus remedial and disciplinary measures and to promote a safe environment that gives greater protection to young people.
20. Cutaway of bishops
21. Mid-shot of the pope, zoom out AUDIO: applause
22. Mid-shot of bishops
23. Pope standing up
STORYLINE:
The head of the Roman Catholic church Pope Benedict XVI told America's Roman Catholic leaders on Wednesday evening that the clergy sex abuse scandal has sometimes been very badly handled, his harshest criticism yet regarding the crisis that has damaged the catholic church in the United States.
Benedict's remarks came at a prayer service with hundreds of American bishops at a national shrine in Washington, DC, and was the second time the pope has addressed sex abuse on his first papal journey to the US.
On his flight from Rome, the pope said he was deeply ashamed of the scandal and would fight to keep paedophiles out of the priesthood.
Benedict addressed clerical molesters in the wider context of secularism and the over-sexualisation of America.
Many of you have spoken to me of the enormous pain that your communities have suffered when clerics have betrayed their priestly obligations and duties by such gravely immoral behaviour, the Pope said.
The pope spoke after Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, who is the president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops.
George said that the consequences of the clergy abuse scandal and of it sometimes very badly handled by bishops makes both the personal faith of some Catholics and the public life of the church more problematic.
Responding to the situation has not been easy, and as the president of your episcopal conference has indicated it was sometimes very badly handled, said the Pontiff.
Benedict said that it was important to remember that the vast majority of priests served faithfully but that it also was the bishops' God-given responsibility to reach out to those who had been so seriously wronged.
Earlier in the day, Benedict drew an adoring crowd of 13,500 people to the South Lawn, where his 81st birthday was celebrated with US President George W. Bush, complete with choruses of Happy Birthday and a big cake.
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Pope at White House, parade in Washington DC
SHOTLIST
1. Wide shot of White House as Pope Benedict XVI arrives
2. Mid shot of Pope Benedict's car pulling up to White House South Lawn
3. US President George W Bush and First Lady Laura Bush walk up to greet Benedict as he gets out of car
4. Wide side shot of Bush and Pope walking towards stage
5. Bush and Benedict on stage
6. Extreme wide shot of ceremony as National Anthem of the Holy See is performed
7. Tight shot of Benedict's face as anthem is played
8. Side shot of Bush and Benedict sitting down
9. Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps marching past the two leaders
10. Back shot of the Fife and Drum Corps
11. Bush and Benedict watching
12. Benedict sitting on stage, UPSOUND: (English) crowd says Happy Birthday, then sings Happy Birthday
13. Wide pan of the crowd singing Happy Birthday and cheering
14. Benedict standing up and raises his arms
15. Wide shot of crowd
16. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W Bush, US President:
In a world where some no longer believe that we can distinguish between simple right and wrong, we need your message to reject this dictatorship of relativism and embrace a culture of justice and truth. In a world where some see freedom as simply the right to do as they wish, we need your message that true liberty requires us to live our freedom not just for ourselves, but in a spirit of mutual support.
17. Bishops and others in crowd
18. SOUNDBITE: (English) Pope Benedict XVI:
As I begin my visit, I trust that my presence will be a source of renewal and hope for the church in the United States and strengthens the resolve of Catholics to contribute even more responsibly to the life of this nation of which they are proud to be citizens.
19. Pope finishing speech, shakes hands with Bush, AUDIO: applause
20. Wide shot of crowd applauding
21. Wide shot of Bush and Benedict walking on White House balcony, zoom in to Benedict waving
22. Bush and Benedict walking along the White House colonnade and waving
23. Wide shot of crowd waiting along Pennsylvania Ave with huge Welcome Benedict XVI sign
24. Cutaway of crowd with cameras waiting for the Pope
25. Benedict, riding in popemobile, leaves White house and travels down Pennsylvania Avenue
26. Various of crowds cheering
27. Closer shot of the Pope in popemobile, waving to crowds
28. Pull out to wide of popemobile as it drives down road
29. Various of crowd with signs and banners
30. Benedict gets out of popemobile and walks towards Vatican Embassy
STORYLINE
An enthralled crowd of more than 13,500 sang Happy Birthday to Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday, and President George W. Bush said the first papal White House visit in 29 years was a reminder for Americans to distinguish between simple right and wrong.
We need your message to reject this dictatorship of relativism and embrace a culture of justice and truth, Bush said in brief remarks welcoming Benedict to the White House for a 90-minute stay that was both symbolic and substantive.
In a world where some see freedom as simply the right to do as they wish, we need your message that true liberty requires us to live our freedom not just for ourselves, Bush said.
The pontiff turned 81 on Wednesday, the first full day of his first trip to the United States as leader of the world's Roman Catholics.
It was only the second White House visit by a pope, and was accompanied by the kind of pageantry rarely seen even on grounds accustomed to routinely welcoming the world's most important leaders.
Lampposts fluttered with flags in the red-white-and-blue of America and yellow-and-white of the Holy See.
The South Lawn was filled to bursting with the largest crowd of Bush's presidency, requiring a large television screen for those in the back.
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Scalia's Son Leads Funeral Mass in DC
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Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was remembered Saturday as a man who loved God, country and family at a funeral Mass capping two days of mourning for a jurist who left a long and sometimes controversial legacy on the nation.
Scalia's son Paul - a Catholic priest - led the service and mixed humor and reverence for the conservative icon and father of nine who died unexpectedly last weekend.
Sure he forgot our names at times or mixed them up, but there are nine of us, Scalia told thousands of mourners at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
He loved us and sought to show that love and sought to share the blessing of the faith he treasured, Scalia said.
Dignitaries including Vice President Joe Biden, former Vice President Dick Cheney, members of Congress and all eight sitting justices of the Supreme Court were among those attending. Four of the five Catholic justices took communion.
Scalia's flag-draped casket arrived at the basilica after he lay in repose at the Supreme Court on Friday, where thousands of visitors came to honor one of the country's most influential conservative voices. Scalia's sons and sons-in-law served as pallbearers to carry his flag-draped casket up the steps of the basilica.
Leonard Leo, executive director of the Federalist Society, read a passage from the Old Testament's Book of Wisdom. The society is a conservative legal group.
Justice Clarence Thomas read a passage from the New Testament's Book of Romans.
Several federal judges who are considered possible replacements for Scalia also attended the funeral Mass, including Judges Sri Srinivasan and Patricia Millett and Chief Judge Merrick Garland, all of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
President Barack Obama did not attend Saturday's funeral Mass, despite criticism from some Republicans. He and first lady Michelle Obama were among the more than 6,000 people who paid tribute to Scalia at the Supreme Court on Friday. Scalia's flag-draped casket rested on a funeral bier that first held President Abraham Lincoln's casket after his assassination.
Scalia, 79, died last weekend at a remote Texas ranch after spending nearly three decades on the high court. Burial plans have not been announced.
GOP presidential hopeful Ted Cruz interrupted his campaign ahead of Saturday's South Carolina primary to attend the Mass. The Texas senator has been among those urging the Senate not to consider replacing Scalia until after the November election. Obama has insisted that he will nominate a successor.
Washington's archbishop Cardinal Donald Wuerl delivered opening remarks at the service.
Three popes have visited the basilica: Pope John Paul II in 1979, Pope Benedict XVI in 2008 and Pope Francis last year.
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Pope John Paul II and President Ronald Reagan in Fairbanks, Alaska. Video chronicling the 1984 meeting and other activities in Fairbanks.
May 2, 1984.
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Episcopal Diocese of Washington
Not to be confused with Episcopal Diocese of Spokane, Episcopal Diocese of Olympia, or Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington.
The Episcopal Diocese of Washington is the ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Episcopal Bishop of Washington in the United States.
Its principal church, bishop's seat and spiritual center is the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, unofficially known as the Washington National Cathedral, located on Mount Saint Alban at the intersection of Massachusetts and Wisconsin Avenues, N.W. in Washington, D.C. The Episcopal Diocese of Washington is a member 'see' of the greater The Episcopal Church in the United States of America,, which is led by the Presiding Bishop of the national church. The Episcopal Church is in turn is a member of the worldwide Anglican Communion under the titular leadership of the Archbishop of Canterbury at Lambeth Palace outside London, in England. The Diocese's active youth ministry, abbreviated the EDOW COY sponsors many events, such as a Lock-In in the Washington National Cathedral and Middle and High School retreats held in nearby summer camps.
Since its creation in 1895 from the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland, the territory has included the District of Columbia, adjacent suburban Maryland counties of Prince George's and Montgomery, and the southern Maryland counties of Charles County and St. Mary's County.
The land now known as the District of Columbia was once part of Prince George's County, Maryland. A congregation which later became known as Rock Creek parish was founded in 1712, and by seven years later had built a chapel of ease for, which was the spiritual counterpart to secular government in Prince George's County. The congregation built a larger, Georgian style building in 1775, which is now known as St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Rock Creek Parish. It is the oldest religious institution within the District of Columbia. The former glebe became the non-denominational Rock Creek Cemetery, now also home to the InterFaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington.
As European settlement moved westward and the area's population increased, additional congregations began and built chapels within what Maryland's General Assembly in 1776 designated Montgomery County. These congregations had split off from Broad or Rock Creek parish and became Prince George's Parish in 1726 and Eden or Sugarland Parish in 1737, only to be reassigned to the newly formed diocese of Washington over a century later.
After the American Revolutionary War, both Maryland and Virginia donated land to form the new federal District of Columbia. Additional congregations which ultimately became parishes formed much nearer the Potomac River at this time, including Christ Church, Washington Parish and St. John's Episcopal Church, Georgetown Parish. After the destruction of the War of 1812, with the Burning of Washington in August 1814, St. John's Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square was built facing historic Lafayette Square across from the rebuilt 'President's House', at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., which later became known as the 'Executive Mansion' and later the White House. St. John's has been long known as the 'Church of the Presidents', visited frequently by neighboring chief executives and is the traditional site for an early morning prayer service and mass during inauguration days on March 4 and later January 20. Another historic episcopal church formed in the capital city, and which hosted nearby Maryland diocesan conventions, is the Church of the Epiphany. Parishes formed during the 19th Century's 'Oxford Movement' included St. Paul's Church on K Street, and St. James' Church on Capitol Hill. At least six historic African-American parishes formed in the capital city during the late 19th and early 20th Centuries.
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Bush attends Catholic breakfast, comments on John Paul II, Benedict XVI
1. US President George Bush entrance to National Catholic Prayer Breakfast
2. Side shot of Bush at podium
3. SOUNDBITE (English) George Bush, US President:
When Pope John Paul ascended to the chair of St. Peter, the Berlin Wall was still standing, his native Poland was occupied by a communist power, and the division of Europe looked like a permanent scar across the continent. Yet Pope John Paul told us ''be not afraid''. Because he knew that an empire built on lies was ultimately destined to fail. By reminding us the that truths about man and his nature, Pope John Paul II set off one of the greatest revolution for for freedom the world has ever known.
4. Cutaway of John Roberts, Supreme Court Chief Justice
5. Cutaway pan of bush and crowd
6. SOUNDBITE (English) George Bush, US President:
Like his predecessor Pope Benedict understands that the measure of a free society is how it treats the weakest and most vulnerable among us. In his Christmas homily that the saviour came to earth as a defenceless child and said that the splendour of that Christmas shines upon every child born and unborn.
7. Cutaway of crowd
8. Pan from Bush to crowd
STORYLINE:
US President George W. Bush on Friday paid tribute to Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI during the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington D.C.
Addressing the crowd, Bush said John Paul II played an important role in bringing about the fall communism in Europe.
Because he knew that an empire built on lies was ultimately destined to fail. By reminding us the that truths about man and his nature, Pope John Paul II set off one of the greatest revolution for for freedom the world has ever known, Bush said.
Pope Benedict XVI was also honoured by Bush, who said Benedict is carrying on where John Paul II left off.
Bush commended Pope Benedict for his support of the rights of children, born and unborn.
Benedict XVI has vowed to take a tough line on issues such as abortion.
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WRAP Huge crowd at White House for Pope's 81st birthday ADDS sots
1. Pope Benedict XVI arriving at White House and being greeted by US President George W. Bush and his wife, First Lady Laura Bush
2. Pope being introduced by President Bush to US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other officials
3. Pope and Bush walking onto stage and listening to national anthem of the Holy See
4. Pope and Bush listening as US national anthem ends, Pope and Bush take their seats
5. Parade passes in-front of Pope and Bush
6. Wide of Pope and Bush on stage, people shout out to Pope, Pope acknowledges by raising his hands
7. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, US President:
This is your first trip to the United States since you ascended to the chair of St Peter. You will visit two of our greatest cities and meet countless Americans, including many who have travelled from across the country to see you and share in the joy of this visit. Here in America you will find a nation of prayer. Each day, millions of our citizens approach our maker on bended knee, seeking his grace and giving thanks for the many blessings he bestows upon us. Millions of American have been praying for your visit and millions look forward to praying with you this week.
8. Pope walking to podium to speak, AUDIO: applause
9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Pope Benedict XVI:
Mr President, thank you for those gracious words of welcome on behalf of the people of the United States of America. I deeply appreciate your invitation to visit this great country.
10. Pope finishing speech, shakes hands with Bush, AUDIO: applause
STORYLINE:
Pope Benedict XVI was welcomed at the White House in Washington, DC on Wednesday, with pomp, pageantry and a cheering crowd of thousands on the South Lawn.
Benedict was only the second pope to visit the White House and the first in 29 years.
He arrived on his 81st birthday.
More than 9-thousand guests were invited to the ceremony, the largest in White House history.
US President George W Bush and his wife, Laura, stood on the driveway to welcome the pontiff as he stepped from his limousine.
The pope greeted them with a two-handed handshake.
A 21-gun salute boomed out in honour of the pope as the Marine Band played the national anthem of the Holy See.
The US Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps, dressed in colonial garb, also marched past the two leaders.
Here in America you will find a nation of prayer, President Bush said, as he welcomed the Pope to the United States.
Millions of American have been praying for your visit and millions look forward to praying with you this week.
In return the Pope welcomed the US President's gracious words of welcome on behalf of the people of the United States of America.
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Cardinal ordains 5 new priests
1. Exterior - Basilica of the National Shrine
2. Procession
3. Chalice with incense
4. Priests entering
5. Organist loft with monitor showing mass and organist
6. Stained glass window with word: Jesus
7. Interior of basilica
8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Archbishop of Washington
In the sacrament of penance you will forgive sins in the name of Christ and in the of the church. With holy oil you will relieve and console the sick, you will celebrate the liturgy and offer thanks and praise to God throughout the whole world.
9. Sleeping parishioner
10. Parishioner listening
11. New priests kneeling
12. Parishioner
13. Priest walking to McCarrick to be ordained
14. SOUNDBITE: (English) Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Archbishop of Washington
I think the new priests today are facing the fact that they have to prove themselves, they have to really be holy people. When I was ordained almost 44 years ago, everyone accepted the priest as a man who worked with the people, who loved the people. Thank God, 98 percent of us have tried to do that. But these fellows are going into a world that looks at them and says, 'ok, prove yourself' and these men are ready to do that. They've been well trained, they've been well screened before they even got into the seminary and they're men who love the lord, and have gone through. They know what they're proclaiming, they believe it with all their heart. I think they're going ... they're going to be wonderful and they're really going to do great things when they get into their parishes.
15. Priests being congratulated upon ordination as McCarrick concludes ceremony
16. SOUNDBITE: (English) Roberto Cortes-Campos, Newly ordained priest
This great evil that is happening to us is a challenge. But it's a challenge to hope, to holiness, to love. And, we have to have confidence that the Lord will strengthen us. Will give us the strength and will give the people faith and hope for him.
17. Parishioner with child
18. Priests reciting
19. Recessional from basilica
STORYLINE:
In the midst of the predatory sex scandal now rocking the American Catholic Church, five new priests were ordained in Washington DC on Saturday.
In a mass celebrated at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Archbishop of Washington, welcomed each of them into the priesthood.
The men are among 47 who have spent at least the last five years studying for the priesthood in Washington.
According to the Archdiocese of Washington, that number is expected to increase next year.
Each of the men comes to the priesthood with differing experiences and reasons for joining.
Three of the men are American by birth, and one is a former Episcopal priest.
The other two are both Hispanic, one from Nicaragua and the other from Spain.
In his message, Cardinal McCarrick called the presence of these new priests a sign of hope as the church deals with the national sex abuse scandal.
Cardinal McCarrick served on the panel that wrote the final communique from the Vatican meeting called to address the scandal.
McCarrick's message is that not all cases of abuse should be treated the same.
He has been quoted as saying that if an incident occurred 30 years ago, and has done nothing since, then that is a different matter than a man who has been a serial and notorious offender.
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WRAP Reax in LA, New York, Washington DC to Ratzinger's election
Los Angeles, California
1. Wide of the exterior of the Cathedral of Our Lady of The Angels in downtown Los Angeles, UPSOUND bells ringing
2. Close up of main church bell ringing
3. Tilt up of workers placing Vatican colours over the church entrance
4. Wide of Vatican colours draped over the church entrance
5. Various of people watching television coverage
6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Vox pop, Los Angeles Catholic:
He was my pick. But you know... I'm so glad that we have him.
Washington, D.C.
7. Wide tilt down exterior of St. Matthew's Cathedral
8. Monsignor Ronald Jameson holding a radio and listening to the announcement of the new pope in front of members of the media, UPSOUND (English): Monsignor Ronald Jameson, Rector of St. Matthew's Cathedral: Cardinal Ratzinger, is the new pope.
9. SOUNDBITE (English): Monsignor Ronald Jameson, Rector of St. Matthew's Cathedral:
Joseph Ratzinger has a sharp mind, he's an intellectual and he can truly set that vision for the people and then we can get behind him and work away.
10. Wide shot of exterior of St. Matthew's Cathedral
11. SOUNDBITE (English): Charlotte Hays, American Catholic from Washington, D.C.:
I am ecstatic. I have been praying for it to be Ratzinger or Arinze and hey, I can't believe it. He is going do to the right thing. He is going to fight relativism. (Reporter: What do you mean by that?) I mean he is going to stand up for dogma. He is going to be a great pope. Oh my God, this is the best... I can't believe it.
Washington, D.C.
12. Wide of The National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, UPSOUND bells ringing
13. Close-up of steeple where bells are ringing
14. Close up of entrance, draped with papal colours
15. Interior of crypt chapel
16. Mid of priest watching television
17. SOUNDBITE: (English) Janet Buckley, Catholic from Damascus, Maryland:
I think there is going to be a number of people who are very upset. I think there was a hope that this new pope would make changes in some of the things people are opposed to like women priests and things like that. But I think this is clearly a message we are going on as we were before and we are not going to have, there is no way we are going to have women priests, they might as well just give it up.
18. SOUNDBITE: (English) Len Buckley, Catholic from Damascus, Maryland:
Well I hope to see the spirit of God, really, working through him and that is what I believe.
19. SOUNDBITE: (English) Imelda Pyne, Virginia:
Well, I am sure he is, he has done his job so well and he is at peace now and looking down and watching over us all, knowing that he's continued on, that someone in his own tradition is continuing on for him.
New York
20. Close-up of giant television screen at Times Square showing new pope emerging onto balcony in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City, zoom out to show crowd watching the screen
21. People watching television screen
22. SOUNDBITE (English) Celeste McNamara, American Catholic from Boston:
We're from Boston so we just had the huge child abuse scandal that really wasn't addressed, and I know it's an international church, but it seemed like it was just kind of brushed under the table, so there are lot of folks in the Boston area that are kind of looking for a little closure on that.
New York
23. Tilt down of exterior of St Patrick's Cathedral
24. Close-up of woman praying
25. Wide shot of interior of St Patrick's Cathedral
STORYLINE:
Catholics around the United States reacted with a mixture of joy and disquiet over the election of Germany's Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger as the Church's 265th pontiff on Tuesday.
Cardinal Ratzinger had entered the Vatican conclave as a leading candidate to succeed Pope John Paul II.
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About St. Peter & St. Paul National Episcopal Cathedral:
Washington National Cathedral, whose official name is the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, is a cathedral of the Episcopal Church located in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. It is of neogothic design, and it is the sixth largest cathedral in the world, the second largest in the United States, and the fourth tallest structure in Washington, D.C.
The cathedral is the seat of both the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church and its bishop of the Diocese of Washington, composed of the District of Columbia and the Charles, Montgomery, Prince George's, and St. Mary's counties in Maryland. It is an associate member of the Washington Theological Consortium.
The Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation, under the leadership of the nine Bishops of Washington, erected the cathedral under a charter passed by the United States Congress on January 6, 1893. Construction began on September 29, 1907, when the foundation stone was laid in the presence of President Theodore Roosevelt and a crowd of more than 20,000. Construction lasted 83 years. The last finial was placed in the presence of President George H. W. Bush in 1990. The foundation operates and funds the cathedral, which does not receive government funding.
The cathedral is located at Massachusetts and Wisconsin Avenues in the northwest quadrant of Washington. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 2007, it was ranked third on the List of America's Favorite Architecture by the American Institute of Architects.
Preparing for Pope Benedict's mass in Washington, D.C., a team of carpenters was tasked to create th
HEADLINE: Behind the scenes: building the Pope's altar
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CAPTION: Preparing for Pope Benedict's mass in Washington, D.C., a team of carpenters was tasked to create the altar on which the Holy Father will serve mass. Lila Ibrahim reports from Poolesville, Maryland. (April 14)
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LILA IBRAHIM
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(Was thinking a shot of the pope from anything or altar with crosses on it??)
ITS A PROJECT OF PAPAL PROPORTIONS.
(nats of sanding at 14:15:20, sawing 14:15:37, finishing 14:24:24)
DEACON DAVID CAHOON HAS SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS SANDING, SAWING AND FINISHING WHAT WILL ULTIMATELY BE THE CENTER OF THE POPE'S MASS IN WASHINGTON
14:23:32 The holy father is going to say mass on this,...He may be just a man but he is the spiritual leader of billion Catholics, and me being a catholic its just an honor to be involved in it.
(shots of team working on altar together:14:19:30, 14:21:00...14:21:22... )
THE CARPENTER-TURNED-DEACON CRAFTED THE ALTAR --AND WITH DAYS TO GO HE AND A TEAM OF WOODWORKERS ' PUT ON' (when they drop the top on at 14:21:38) THE FINISHING TOUCHES...
(placing altar top on)
14:21:57 ah it fits!
(some type of disolve?)
14:22:13 nats: how do you feel? like a proud father
(nice shot of team working through tools 14:17:32) (him working on altar 14:25:49) (tight of steel on altar 14:35:27)
CAHOON SPECIALIZES IN CRAFTING VARIOUS CHURCH FURNISHINGS, HAD JUST COMPLETED WORK IN A CHAPEL FOR THE ARCH BISHOP OF WASHINGTON WHEN HE FOUND OUT HIS WORK HAD A HIGHER CALLING
14:28:55 I told his representative that I was done, that I was finished with the work, and he said no your not, he said the holy father is coming and we want you to build the furniture for him14:29:04
(wide of him and I talking to me 14:35:22 more of altar ...Him placing stone in middle of altar 14:25:45)
DEACON CAHOON ONLY STARTED WORKING ON THE ALTAR UNTIL ABOUT 6 WEEKS AGO AND DESPITE 30 YEARS OF CARPENTRY EXPERIENCE THERE WAS STILL A LOT OF PRESSURE TO MEET THIS DEADLINE.
14:30:26 always continually worried, obviously its a project you cant deliver one day late just the thought that it might not come together, I think--there was a bit of the holy spirit involved in it--so many things came together and so many friends stepped up to help me 14:30:44
(shot atop of popes chair seal 14:39:30)
STUDENTS AT CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA DESIGNED THE FURNISHINGS, AND WITH THE HELP OF OTHER CARPENTERS CAHOON BUILT THE ALTAR (14:27:17) , AMBO (14:38:40), LECTERNS (14:36:42) AND POPES CHAIR (chair 14:39:25) --WHICH HE HOPES IS A HEAVENLY FIT.
14:39:57 were hoping he'll sit in it (laughing)..if we have to sit him in front of it in a folding chair that wont work
14:23:03 him looking at altar---or just him stadning near altar just before quote at 14:32:39)
CAHOON, WHO IS DISTRIBUTING COMMUNION AT THE MASS CONFESSES THAT HIS FULL ATTENTION MIGHT NOT BE ON THE SERVICE
14:32:39 This could be a distraction from prayer for me 14:32:42. Cuz I could be looking at it and thinking I remember when I did that or maybe I should of sanded that a little bit more,14:32:47
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And where will the altar and other furnishings go after Thursdays mass? Well while no official decision has been made a church school or other religious institution are all possibilities, the decision is up to the arch bishop of Washington dc. In
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USA: WASHINGTON: MEMORIAL MASS FOR MOTHER TERESA
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Thousands of mourners in the U-S capital paid their last respects to Mother Teresa at a special memorial Mass on Sunday.
Washington's Catholic Archbishop, Cardinal James Hickey, celebrated the Mass in memory of the Nobel Prize-winning nun who died on Friday.
What summed up her life, he said, was her uncompromising faith and love of Christ.
The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception draped black over its entrance to honour the passing of Mother Teresa.
More than five thousand people crowded into the Shrine to pay tribute and show their respects to the nun who had devoted her life to caring for the poorest of the poor.
UPSOUND: Hymns being played
Mother Teresa died on Friday at the age of 87.
In his eulogy to the gathered worshipers, Cardinal Hickey paid tribute to the nun he described as one of the century's great humanitarians.
He spoke especially her unswerving faith.
SOUNDBITE:
In truth Mother Teresa's life and work cannot be explained apart from her clear uncompromising Catholic faith and her profound love for the Lord Jesus.
SUPER CAPTION: Cardinal James A. Hickey, Catholic Archbishop of Washington
Among the mourners in the front rows at the memorial service were Mother Teresa's sisters, the Missionaries of Charity.
After the service, the Archbishop said that Mother Teresa's legacy would live on.
SOUNDBITE:
What she has started is so truly Christian. What she has started was so truly at the heart of the Gospel, that we can honour her best by volunteering, by making it possible for her work to go forward.
SUPER CAPTION: Cardinal James A. Hickey, Catholic Archbishop of Washington
Also in Washington, people lined two city blocks to sign a condolence book for Mother Teresa at the Indian Embassy.
Mourners laid flowers in front of Mother Teresa's photograph and many offered up prayers in her memory.
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Security and preps ahead of pontiff's arrival
1. Police helicopter flying over Nationals Stadium
2. Wide pan of trucks and tents outside Nationals Stadium
3. People loading boxes of audio visual equipment out of trucks
4. Woman pushing box to pile outside stadium
5. Woman putting Pope Benedict flag up outside stadium
6. Various of men pushing boxes of equipment towards stadium
7. Wide pan of stadium
8. People rolling wooden planks out onto the stadium field
9. Men on riser working on stadium set up
10. Close shot of Pope Benedict XVI sign
11. Wide of stadium
12. Police motorcycles outside Vatican Embassy
13. Close shot of Vatican flag on embassy
14. Police officer on cell phone outside embassy
15. Group of police officers standing on embassy grounds
16. Close of concrete barricade on road in front of Vatican Embassy
17. Wide of barrier in front of Embassy, push into mid shot
18. Pope Benedict flag hanging on lamp post outside Embassy
19. Men putting metal barricades outside Basillica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, adjacent to Catholic University
20. Wide of Basillica, metal barricades on top
21. Mid of Pope Benedict sign on Basillica
22. SOUNDBITE: (English) Lynn Murray, Florida Catholic:
We've come all the way up from Jacksonville, Florida to be here, just to get a glimpse. Unfortunately, we weren't able to get tickets to attend the Mass, so we hope to see him either tomorrow or Thursday. It's just important to see him. We need his blessing.
23. Tilt down from Basillica to Lynn Murray and husband walking
24. Metal barricades in front of Basillica
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Hours before Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Washington for his first visit to the United States as pope, signs of stepped up security were visible.
Local and federal police officials descended upon the the new Nationals baseball stadium on Tuesday in preparation for Benedict's Thursday Mass and his congregation of somewhere near 46-thousand people.
As security officials went about their jobs, workers were busy transforming the Park into an open-air church, installing a floor over the stadium's grass and hanging papal flags.
Later in the day, the pope's newly constructed altar will arrive and a giant cross will be hung.
Dress rehearsals for the two-hour Mass begin on Wednesday.
Pope Benedict arrives on Tuesday afternoon at Andrews Air Force Base for the first papal visit in Washington in nearly three decades.
Among the events on his busy schedule: a White House meeting with President George W. Bush, an address to leaders in Catholic higher education, and his only public event, Thursday's Mass.
From there, Benedict goes to New York City, where he will speak at the United Nations, visit ground zero and hold two Masses before leaving Sunday night.
It will be the first papal visit by the eighty-year-old Benedict since he was elected in 2005. And because of his age and reluctance to travel, many believe it is likely his last.
In both cities, the pope will be tightly guarded by agents from the Secret Service, local police forces and the bodyguards he brings from Vatican City.
Security is considerably tighter this time around than for the previous papal visit, by John Paul II in 1995.
Benedict's secured, see-through popemobile is supposed to stay closed throughout, and a repeat of John Paul's block-long stroll in Manhattan seems unlikely.
Outside the Vatican Embassy in Washington, where Benedict will stay while he's in town, police stood ground to ensure a tightly guarded environment.
Road crews worked to set up concrete barriers and street closures will soon take effect, coinciding with the pope's arrival.
Meanwhile, around the nation's capital, tourists flocked, in hopes of getting a mere glimpse of Pope Benedict.
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Scalia's Son Leads Funeral Mass in DC
(20 Feb 2016) Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was remembered Saturday as a man who loved God, country and family at a funeral Mass capping two days of mourning for a jurist who left a long and sometimes controversial legacy on the nation.
Scalia's son Paul - a Catholic priest - led the service and mixed humor and reverence for the conservative icon and father of nine who died unexpectedly last weekend.
Sure he forgot our names at times or mixed them up, but there are nine of us, Scalia told thousands of mourners at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
He loved us and sought to show that love and sought to share the blessing of the faith he treasured, Scalia said.
Dignitaries including Vice President Joe Biden, former Vice President Dick Cheney, members of Congress and all eight sitting justices of the Supreme Court were among those attending. Four of the five Catholic justices took communion.
Scalia's flag-draped casket arrived at the basilica after he lay in repose at the Supreme Court on Friday, where thousands of visitors came to honor one of the country's most influential conservative voices. Scalia's sons and sons-in-law served as pallbearers to carry his flag-draped casket up the steps of the basilica.
Scalia, 79, died last weekend at a remote Texas ranch after spending nearly three decades on the high court. Burial plans have not been announced.
Washington's archbishop Cardinal Donald Wuerl delivered opening remarks at the service.
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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.
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