Pope Blesses Rome’s Children (1949)

Full title reads: “Pope Blesses Rome’s Children“. Rome, Italy. LV Pan, Pope Pius XII walks to throne. LV GV Children in St. Peter’s Square waving. LV Across crowd, Pope sitting on throne. GV Little girls in white waving flowers. CU Pope sitting on throne. SV Children in crowd. SV Children in crowd. Little girl holding lily. SV Little girl presenting Pope with bunch of foliage. CU Vatican Swiss Guard. Two boys walk up to Pope’s throne and present him with case. LV GV Massed crowds in Square. SV Pope blessing children. SV Children with hands clasped in prayer. 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), Em