Pope Blesses Statue Of The Madonna (1961)

Rome, Italy. LS. & MS. The statue of the Madonna in the Piazza di Spagna in Rome. MS. Section of great crowd gathered around the statue. VS. Pope John XXIII arriving by car in the Piazza to bless the statue at Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary Day. He makes his way to flower bedecked statue, kneels and prays before statue. Various shots of the Pope blessing the crowd, getting into his car and leaving. People in crowd looking on, close up shot of the statue. (F.G.) Date found in the old record - 11/12/1961. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont Br