Vatican City, Mar 27, 2013 / 09:10 am
The Vatican Television Center will release the documentary "Francesco" next week, providing an intimate look at the historic events that led to the election of Pope Francis, including his first words after his election.
"I am a great sinner confident in the patience and mercy of God. In suffering, I accept," said Monsignor Dario Edoardo Vigano, director of Vatican Television, as he recounted the moment when the Pope was asked if he accepted the results of the voting.
The film, titled "Francis: The Election of a Pope from the Ends of the Earth," will be distributed throughout Italy as a supplement to the April 2 edition of the national newspaper Il Corriere della Sera.
It follows the historic events that have occurred at the Vatican, beginning with Benedict XVI renouncing the papacy on Feb. 11 and concluding with the March 23 meeting between Pope Francis and his predecessor at Castel Gandolfo.
The documentary reconstructs the pivotal moments of the period using interviews with four cardinals – Cardinal Angelo Comastri, archpriest of St. Peter's Basilica; Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga, Archbishop of Tegucigalpa, Honduras; Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, president of the Pontifical Council for Culture; and Cardinal Angelo Sodano, dean of the College of Cardinals.
The DVD supplement in Italian will cost 10.90 euro, and there are plans to make it available in English, French and Spanish through the company HDH Communications.
The film will be debuted for an international audience in Florence and Cannes, Msgr. Vigano said.
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