Pope Speaks (1947)

Rome, Italy. Pope Pius XII speaks to members of Italian Mens Catholic action clubs in Rome. LS elevated shot of a huge crowd in St Peter’s Square. MS LS the Pope Pius XII (Cardinal Pacelli) being carried on a palanquin through the crowds. LS the procession mounts the Vatican steps. LS the Pope on a throne at the top of the steps addressing the crowd. N.B. Voice over talks about the Pope’s strongly anti-Communist views. 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 British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All foota