Pope in Philadelphia

Title

Pope in Philadelphia

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:02:56

Description

Andrew Manderstam reports on the visit of Pope John Paul II to the USA in Oct 1979 focusing on his visit to Philadelphia and with a potential row over the ordination of women in the Catholic church. Includes speech by Pope; interviews with unidentified nun; Monsignor John Tracy Ellis.

Contributors

Andrew Manderstam; Pope John Paul II; John Tracy Ellis

Keywords

USA; Popes; Pope John Paul II; Religion; Roman Catholicism; State visits; Ordination of women; Philadelphia

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