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CLEAN : German Chancellor Merkel departs after meeting with Pope Francis
German chancellor Angela Merkel leaves the San Damaso courtyard after a meeting with Pope Francis. In the afternoon, Merkel will take part in a prayer for peace with Pope Francis and other religious leaders, organised by the community of...
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CLEAN : French PM Castex arrives at the Vatican before meeting Pope Francis
French Prime Minister Jean Castex arrives at the Vatican for a meeting with Pope Francis. Castex is welcomed by Monsignor Leonardo Sapienza, regent of the Papal household (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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Pope Pius XII health scare
Title card: "Pope Pius - the hours of crisis...and prayer" / St. Peter's Square with small groups of people with the basilica in the distance / VS people arriving at the square; people at a newsstand "Rosservatore Romano" reading...
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CLEAN : Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrives at the Vatican to meet Pope Francis
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrives at the Vatican to meet Pope Francis at the end of a visit to Rome during which he also met with Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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Beatification of Pope Innocent XI
Title superimposed on an interior view of St Peter's Basilica's dome: "Solemn Ceremony...17th Century Pope Beatified in Rome" / An expansive view of St. Peter's Basilica, St. Peter's Square, and the Vatican Obelisk / Scores of pilgrims...
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Mass in St. Peter's Basilica celebrating Pope Pius XII's 80th birthday and 17th anniversary of his coronation
Title "Rare film in St. Peter's" superimposed over overhead shot of people inside St Peter's Basilica / three shots of procession down aisle in St. Peter's with Pope Pius XII being carried on gestatorial chair / people waving / VS...
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Pope Pius XII moves to his summer residence and gives blessings to locals in Castel Gandolfo
Title: "Rome - Pope Moves to Summer Residence" superimposed over Pope Pius XII on balcony, waving / WS crowds in street at Castel Gandolfo in front of Pope's residence / LS Pope at window/ MS people cheering with flags and banners / CU...
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CLEAN : French President Macron arrives at the Vatican to meet Pope Francis
French President Emmanuel Macron arrives at the Vatican ahead of a meeting with Pope Francis (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Pope 'concerned' over Ukraine, risk to European security
Pope Francis says he is following "with concern" rising tensions in Ukraine, speaking after his Sunday Angelus prayer on St Peter's Square (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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VOICED : Papa Francisco se dice preocupado por Ucrania y el riesgo para la seguridad de Europa
El papa Francisco dijo el domingo que seguía "con preocupación" las crecientes tensiones en Ucrania y convocó una jornada de oración por la paz para la próxima semana (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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Easter is celebrated at Hollywood Bowl, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Wayfarers Chapel, 5th Avenue, and Vatican City
Title: "Day of Hope" superimposed over angle view of St. Patrick's Cathedral spires as seen thru Atlas Statue in New York City / VS waterfalls at Yosemite / Tilt down to cross and Easter Service on lake / CU bells pealing // Hollywood,...
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Pope Pius XII visits his summer home and offers blessings to the locals at Castel Gandolfo
Title: "Pope Pius At Summer Home - First Visit Since Illness" superimposed over Pope Pius XII on balcony waving / WS crowd in square rises to cheer Pope, who is on balcony / CU Pope on balcony looking down, waving / WS people cheering /...
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Pope Pius XII gives Christmas blessing to throng in St. Peter's Square
Title "Pope Appears Before Crowds in St. Peter's" superimposed over Pope Pius XII at open window with shutters / pan huge crowd in St Peter's Square awaiting appearance / crowd looking up at open window of his apartment in bg, colonnade...
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Pope Pius XII presides over Canonization of Pius X
Title: "People in The Global Spotlight" superimposed over spinning globe / Title: "St. Pius Canonization in Rome" superimposed over preserved body of St. Pius X (Giuseppe Sarto), deceased Pope, being carried in enclosed casket / WS huge...
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80,000 athletes gather in St. Peter's Square to perform for and listen to Pope Pius XII speak on the ethics of sport
Title: "Rome -- 80,0000 Athletes Take Over St. Peter's Square" superimposed over crowd in square / high angle huge crowd in front of St. Peter's Basilica / VS crowd waving and cheering / Pius XII speaking / Pius XII sitting / VS crowd /...
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Pope Pius XII confers the traditional red hats of the office on new cardinals
Title: "The Public Consistory - Pope Confers Hats on Cardinals" / EXT view St. Peter's Basilica, fountain in foreground / LS looking toward altar during consistory / Angle view lights / High shot looking down on altar / MS Pope Pius XII...
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Pope Pius XII gives papal Christmas benediction to a crowd of 50,000 in Saint Peter's Square in Vatican City, Italy
Title: "Pope Pius -- Asks Renunciation of Atomic Arms" superimposed over Pope Pius XII at window / LS crowd of 50,000 pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square for papal Christmas benediction, cars in fgd / MS men standing on lamp pedestal...
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Budapest after Russian troops invade it to end Hungarian Revolution; mobile Catholic chapel in Rome to be sent to Hungarian border
Title card: "The streets of Budapest - Where terror struck" / Russian tank parked in deserted street / Hungarian Freedom Fighters riding on truck as it drives past camera / man runs across street and walks down sidewalk, then two men...
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Pope Pius XII dedicates new building of North American Ecclesiastical College in Rome
Title "Pope dedicates American college in Rome" superimposed over Pius XII walking down hallway of new building surrounded by church officials / shot of exterior of new building / inscription in Latin over balcony of building, tilt down...
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Pope Pius XII receives Italian workers in St. Peter's Square and declares May 1 feast of St. Joseph the Workman
Title: "Rome - Italian Workers Received By Pope" superimposed over Pope Pius XII being carried thru crowd on gestatorial chair, Pope giving blessings / High LS Pope being carried among huge crowd in St. Peter's Square / Ground level shot...
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Pope Pius XII consecrates altar of new church in Rome
Title "Pope Pius consecrates new church on anniversary" superimposed over shot of exterior of the Church of Sant' Eugenio / shot of exterior of church / engraving of name of church on its wall (in Latin) / car carrying Pope arriving /...
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Easter Sunday 1952 in various parts of the US and Europe
Title card: "A Day of Devotions…" superimposed over view of church steeples as seen thru Atlas statue in Rockefeller Plaza, New York City / aerials of New York's 5th Avenue at St Patrick's Cathedral on Easter Sunday / CU women in Easter...
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May Day in Vatican City, Rome, and Milan; "Christ the Worker" statue flown from Milan to Rome
Title superimposed on the interior of St Peter's Basilica, "Rome - Pope Bids Workers Join Battle for Peace" / Pope Pius XII is carried through the crowd on the gestatorial chair (litter) as the faithful wave; a group of young people and...
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Celebration of 80th birthday of Pope Pius XII in Vatican
Title "The Pope at eighty" superimposed over Pope Pius XII talking to someone / Pope entering room / group of children from different countries greeting him / close shot of Pope speaking to them / Pope bending over talking to young girl...