Pope’s Easter Blessing (1951)

Rome, Italy CU. Bell ringing. LS. GV. Huge crowd waving. CU. Woman clapping. CU. Group of girl guides waving. LS. (zoom) To Pope on balcony, huge crowd in foreground. LS. (G.V.) Huge crowd. MS. Pope blessing crowd (Good Shot). GV. Huge crowd kneeling. MS. Pope blessing crowd. LS. Huge crowd rising to feet. MS. Pope acknowledging crowd. (Mute Lav.) PIUS XII, POPE EUGENIO PACELLI 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 footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.