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Pope Visits Croatia
Aired June 08, 2003 - 07:30 ET
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HEIDI COLLINS, CNN ANCHOR: Joining us now by videophone from Croatia is our Rome bureau chief, Alessio Vinci.
Good afternoon to you there, Alessio.
ALESSIO VINCI, CNN CORRESPONDENT: And good morning to you, Heidi. It is an extremely hot day here in Croatia and in Rijeka today. And despite this punishing sun, hundreds of thousands of people, more than 100,000 people came to the streets of Rijeka to just even to get a glimpse of this pope, who drove through the streets of Rijeka from the place where it leads the main square, where he started an open air mass.
As he arrived, those people were waving a yellow and white Vatican flag. Some of them singing religious songs. We tell you that after four days that the pope has been on the road, we are beginning to see and to feel some of his -- he is beginning to feel some of the heavy schedule that he has been under with, the spokesman. (Unintelligible) however saying that he has no intention of giving up or shortening up his trip. He is amazing (unintelligible) he said. He said this is just keeping the pace that he has imposed on himself.
During the mass, the pope -- the family today, speaking in Croatian, the native language here. And he spoke with on the family and the need to promote its essential nature. He spoke to ordinary people about ordinary problems, such as housing, employment, crime, and the abuse -- the drug abuse.
With this simple theme, the pope goes well beyond delivering a religious message that give the people direction, some direction on how to deal with these everyday problems. Croatia has been a war for four years, just over a decade ago. And the people today still fear some of these problems. That is, 20 percent unemployment. And this pope today is here in Croatia, inspiring people and trying to give injection how to deal with it.
Back to you, Heidi.
COLLINS: Alessio Vinci this morning, live by videophone from Croatia. Thanks so much, Alessio.
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Aired June 8, 2003 - 07:30 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
HEIDI COLLINS, CNN ANCHOR: Joining us now by videophone from Croatia is our Rome bureau chief, Alessio Vinci.
Good afternoon to you there, Alessio.
ALESSIO VINCI, CNN CORRESPONDENT: And good morning to you, Heidi. It is an extremely hot day here in Croatia and in Rijeka today. And despite this punishing sun, hundreds of thousands of people, more than 100,000 people came to the streets of Rijeka to just even to get a glimpse of this pope, who drove through the streets of Rijeka from the place where it leads the main square, where he started an open air mass.
As he arrived, those people were waving a yellow and white Vatican flag. Some of them singing religious songs. We tell you that after four days that the pope has been on the road, we are beginning to see and to feel some of his -- he is beginning to feel some of the heavy schedule that he has been under with, the spokesman. (Unintelligible) however saying that he has no intention of giving up or shortening up his trip. He is amazing (unintelligible) he said. He said this is just keeping the pace that he has imposed on himself.
During the mass, the pope -- the family today, speaking in Croatian, the native language here. And he spoke with on the family and the need to promote its essential nature. He spoke to ordinary people about ordinary problems, such as housing, employment, crime, and the abuse -- the drug abuse.
With this simple theme, the pope goes well beyond delivering a religious message that give the people direction, some direction on how to deal with these everyday problems. Croatia has been a war for four years, just over a decade ago. And the people today still fear some of these problems. That is, 20 percent unemployment. And this pope today is here in Croatia, inspiring people and trying to give injection how to deal with it.
Back to you, Heidi.
COLLINS: Alessio Vinci this morning, live by videophone from Croatia. Thanks so much, Alessio.
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