Pope At Corpus Domini Ceremony (1962)

Rome, Italy. Italian commentary. VS. As Pope John (XXIII) is ceremoniously chaired from the Basilica into St. Peters Square for the traditional procession for the Corpus Domini celebration. He gives the solemn Eucharistic blessing to the 30,000 believers in St. Peters Square. (Comb. F.G.) 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), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.