The Pope Inaugurates Holy Year

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1074
Date Released
2 Jan 1950
Date Other
Dec 1949
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Pope Proclaims Holy Year. DESCRIPTION: In Rome on Christmas Eve the 25th Holy Year of the Catholic Church was inaugurated with impressive ritual and splendour. Witnesses of the scene at St Peter’s included the Italian Premier, diplomatic representatives from 43 nations and the Queen Mother of Belgium. SHOTLIST: Ceremony of the Holy Year. Opening the Holy Door. GV procession Pope carried in his chair. Dignitaries arriving include Prime Minister of Italy and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother of Belgium.
Keywords
Royalty; Politics and government; Religion and belief
Locations
Rome
Footage sources
France
Card file number
52996
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
173
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Pope Inaugurates Holy Year', British Movietone News Issue No. 1074, 2 Jan 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16120 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)