Catholic Centenary Celebrations (1950)

No title. Unedited material. Sound on this print is variable. Material shot at the Catholic Hierarchy Centenary Congress in 1950. Various shots of huge crowds of people gathered together in a large stadium. A ceremony takes place under a covered canopy. C/U of emblem of the congress. Two flags fly above it, the Union Jack and the Stars and Stripes. Various prayers and hymns in latin appear on the soundtrack. Shots of the crowd in the stadium and of the people on the pitch. Some kneel in prayer. Some of the congregation may be boy scouts, others may be nuns. Choirboys walk towards the camera. Priests, bishops and cardinals process from under the canopy to the edge of the stadium. One of the cardinals blesses the crowd. M/S of the congregation applauding. M/S of group of people dressed in Georgian (?) costume holding a banner which reads: “Catholic Emancipation - 1829“ They parade past the camera. Men dressed in Viking costumes run across the pitch - this is presumable some kind of pageant