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1948 Crowds gather to listen to Pope's Easter message in St. Peter's Square
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0:22Now PlayingDate: 5th April 1948
Location: Italy
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
ITALY: Rome:
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POPE PIUS XII Makes an address to thousands in St Peter's Square on eve of the elections. Seen on balcony
ROME Pope Pius XII makes an Easter Address on eve of General Elections to crowds gathered in St Peter's Square
ST. PETERS, ROME Pope Pius XII makes Easter Address on eve of Italian Elections to thousands gathered in St Peter's Square
Pius XII; Personalities - Religious
Catholic, Catholicism, papal, peace, Roman Catholic Church
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