Graffiti artists honor Pope Francis

Graffiti artists honor Pope Francis

(6 Feb 2016) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLY SHOTLIST AP TELEVISION – AP CLIENTS ONLY Ecatepec, Mexico – 5 February 2016 1. Various of mural representing Pope Francis wearing a baseball hat doing a graffiti 2. Policeman posing for picture in front of mural 3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Raimundo Zavala, state of Mexico policeman: "I think this (murals) is an expression they (artists) have to give to humanity showing that he (referring to Pope Francis) will be welcome." 4. Various of state police vehicles passing by Central Avenue during practice drill for Francis' upcoming visit to Ecatepec 5. Various of organizers and residents passing by mural representing Francis next to monarch butterflies 6. Helicopter landing during practice drill for Francis' arrival by helicopter in Ecatepec next February 14th 7. Residents passing by murals to graffiti of Francis next to the Our Lady of Guadalupe Virgin and a banner reading (Spanish) "Welcome Pope" 8. Various of graffiti depicting Francis 9. Various of graffiti depicting Francis wearing a Mexican hat saying (Spanish) "Long live Mexico" STORYLINE A group of artists have painted a graffiti mural with images of Pope Francis on a wall along one of the streets the pontiff will pass during his visit to the Mexican municipality of Ecatepec. One of the paintings depicts Francis doing graffiti, while other shows him wearing a Mexican hat reading "Viva Mexico." The mural is painted along a wall along Central Avenue, which the Pope will pass after landing in a helicopter in Ecatepec to hold a Mass. On Friday, Mexico state police officers and volunteers participated in a practice drill for Francis' visit next February 14th. The mural was commissioned by the Culture Department of the state of Mexico with 50 young artists participating. =========================================================== Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: [email protected] (ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...