Bc-Vatican-Pope, Advisory

The Necn
March 10, 2013

http://www.necn.com/03/10/13/BC-Vatican-PopeADVISORY/landing_nation.html?&apID=c8c27424198b4b20aa02db59aff75a6c

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The cardinals have set Tuesday as the start date for the conclave to select a new pope. The first vote is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon, following a morning Mass. Here are the AP's multiformat plans for the days leading up to the first vote.

Sunday, March 10

Spot coverage: Cardinals hold Mass in their titular churches in Rome. All formats covering.

Tour of Sistine Chapel for photo.

— CROWD CONTROL — What are the crowd control challenges for the conclave? We speak with the Rome deputy mayor in charge of logistics. All formats covering. Text by Fran D'Emilio.

— VATICAN-CARDINALS — A series profiling the men who could be pope. Text thumbnails of the profiles with photos.

Cardinals who have been featured in the Vatican-Cardinal "papabili" series: Filipino Antonio Tagle, Sri Lankan Malcolm Ranjith, Italian Angelo Scola, Canadian Marc Ouellet, Honduran Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga, American Timothy Dolan, Argentinians Jorge Mario Bergoglio and Leonardo Sandri, Austrian Christoph Schoenborn, Ghanian Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, Hungarian Peter Erdo, Brazilian Odilo Scherer, Italian Gianfranco Ravasi .

Monday, March 11

Spot coverage: Last day before conclave. Developing.

— CHURCH CHALLENGES— What are the challenges that will face the new pope?

Text by Rachel Zoll. Photos and video TBD.

Tuesday, March 12

Spot coverage: Conclave begins.

— PAPAL NAMES — How popes choose their names.

Text/Interactives/Graphics. Photo filers.

APTN Direct will carry live coverage in HD from St Peter's Square from both CTV (Vatican Television) and AP's own cameras. When the cardinals vote on a new pope - whether there is black smoke signifying no decision, or white smoke demonstrating that the pope has been chosen - we will have the shots live.

— POPE WATCH — A running, colorful look at events following the selection of a new pope. It will start immediately after white smoke is seen. Items will also move individually and as part of a compiled package called POPE WATCH-Package.