Pope and Palm Sunday

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2235

Date Released

3 Apr 1972

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1 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Pope and Palm Sunday. DESCRIPTION: His Holiness commenced the Easter week with the blessing of the Palms on the steps of St Peter’s. His Palm Sunday message was to the youth of the world. He said that youth finds life today empty and have the need of a true Messiah and that it was rebelling against concepts of their elders. A meaningful message for the youth of the world. The service was conducted in front of thousands of pilgrims. SHOTLIST: GV crowds outside St Peter’s. SV man selling palms. SV ditto. LV clergy giving palms to Pope. SV Pope blessing palms. SV priests seated with palms. SV people going up to Pope for blessing of palms, Pope blesses palm held by coloured man. CU Pope blessing palms. LV priests and people with palms. SV priests with palms watching. SV Pope with priests in procession with palms.

Keywords

Religion and belief

Locations

Italy; Rome

Footage sources

France

Card file number

98009

Credits:

Commentator: Leonard Martin

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