Pilgrims arrive for open air mass on day of John Paul II's beatification
(1 May 2011) 1. Pan of people arriving at the Sanctuary of God's Mercy in the Lagiewniki district 2. Close-up of woman embracing photo of pope John Paul II and holding Vatican flag while listening to service 3. Mid of screen showing mass 4. Close-up of large banner showing pope John Paul II 5. People attending mass, some wearing raincoats 6. Mid of crowd 7. Pan from crowd to show mass projected on big screen 8. Mid of crowd 9. Boy sitting on folding chair 10. SOUNDBITE (Polish) Tadeusz Skora, vox pop: "It is a very important day for each Catholic. We will have a holy father who will be beatified and this is the reason for celebrating it." 11. Wide of mass seen on screen 12. Various of people attending mass 13. SOUNDBITE (Polish) Marcin Pierzchala, voxpop: "I am here to pray and to celebrate the fact that our holy father is being beatified." 14. Reverse shot of mass seen on screen 15. Wide shot of sanctuary and people attending mass STORYLINE Thousands of people are flowing into a major sanctuary in southern Poland and other places across the country to watch the beatification ceremony of their beloved countryman, pope John Paul II. Sunday's ceremony at the Vatican is being broadcast live on large TV screens at several places in Poland, including the Sanctuary of God's Mercy in the Lagiewniki district of Krakow and the main squares in Warsaw and in Wadowice, where the pontiff was born in 1920 as Karol Wojtyla. More than 100,000 believers are expected in Lagiewniki alone. Early on Sunday people were arriving, despite the damp, cold weather, and filling the sanctuary's church and meadows. The beatification opens the way for sainthood. But many in this predominantly Catholic nation already consider John Paul II a saint. More than 100,000 believers are expected in Lagiewniki where an open-air mass is to be held. The beatification ceremony will also be broadcast on large TV screens live from the Vatican. 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...
