Pope Speaks To Catholic Action Delegates (1947)

Unissued / unused footage - dates and locations unknown or unclear. Rome, Italy - 1947. Cuts from newsreel 47/75 - POPE SPEAKS. L/S of Pope Pius XII (Cardinal Pacelli) being borne on a palanquin above the heads of the crowd. General elevated shot of part of Rome. Elevated view of people with banners / flags / placards proceeding to the ceremony at St Peter’s Square. General elevated shots of crowds converging on the square. M/S of a plane flying overhead. Shots of spires against the sky. M/S of crowds waving handkerchiefs in front of St Peter’s panning up to the dome. L/S of the pope at the top of St Peters steps addressing the crowd. General shots of Rome and crowds making their way to the square. M/S of St Peters’ silhouetted against the evening sky. A plane flies overhead and drops clusters of something - flowers? - to the people below. More shots of the Pope being borne on a palanquin above the heads of the crowd. Dark shots of the Pope addressing the crowd and clergymen sta