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Coronation of Pope Paul VI in Vatican City at St. Peter's Square.

A crowd of nearly 250,000 people gather at St. Peter's Square in Vatican City. Giovanni Cardinal Montini of Milan is elected as Pope Paul VI, following the death of Pope John XXIII. Pope Paul VI blesses the crowds while carried on the sedia gestatoria chair. Two large white ostrich fans (flabella) are carried at either side of the sedia gestatoria. A procession of priests follows the Pope. Papal Swiss Guards in full armor flank the procession. Priests carrying the Papal miters inside Saint Peter’s Basilica. From the Vatican Palace the procession moves through the Square to an altar erected on the steps of St. Peter's. Dignitaries are seated to watch the papal coronation. The ceremonies are held outdoors. Pope Paul VI celebrates a Pontifical Mass and then is crowned with the papal triple tiara made by the people of Milan. He promises to carry on the work of Pope John XXIII. Pope Paul VI imparts his first Apostolic Blessing.

Date: 1963, July 1
Duration: 2 min 53 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675039162
Death of Pope Pius XII, on October 10, 1958.

Pope Pius XII is seen with New York's Joseph Francis Cardinal Spellman before the former’s death. A large crowd assembled in Rome. The body of Pope Pius XII lies in state at St. Peter's Basilica (Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Città del Vaticano, Vatican City). Crowds pass and pay their last respects. Two Vatican Guards stand by the bier. Scene shifts to crowds filling the St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican. The College of Cardinals meets to elect Angelo Cardinal Roncalli who takes on the name Pope John XXIII. Church bells peal. Pope John XXIII stands and blesses the huge crowd from the balcony.

Date: 1958, October
Duration: 53 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675047401
80th birthday of Pope Pius XII in Vatican City.

The 80th birthday of Pope Pius XII in Vatican City. Pope Pius XII is being carried into Saint Peter’s Basilica as he sits on the sedia gestatoria with large white ostrich fans (flabella) during a procession. Pope Pius XII blesses the crowds from the sedia gestatoria chair. The Holy Spirit depicted as a dove on the apse of the Saint Peter’s Basilica. Priests praying for Pope Pius XII. Pope Pius XII blesses the congregation during a mass to celebrate his 80th birthday.

Date: 1956, December 24
Duration: 19 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675049134
Hitler and Mussolini meet at Brenner Pass in Europe to hold important discussions.

Hitler and Mussolini meet at Brenner Pass in Europe during World War II. The armored train of Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini pulls into a station. Soldiers stand in a file. The soldiers beat drums and play other musical instruments. Mussolini reviews troops. Officers salute. Another train carrying German Chancellor Adolf Hitler arrives. Both the leaders greet and review the troops. They go in Mussolini's train to hold important discussions. The Fuehrer leaves. Mussolini steps back into his train. The soldiers play musical instruments.

Date: 1940
Duration: 2 min 2 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Italian
Clip: 65675050566
Millions of people pass by the catafalque bearing the body of Pope John XXIII in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City.

Final honors for Pope John XXIII. A large number of people in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican City. People gather to pay their last respects to Pope John XXIII. The body of Pope John XXIII is borne from the the Papal apartments to St. Peter's Basilica. People and photographers try to capture photographs of the ceremony. A procession follows as pall bearers carry the body of the Pope on a bier. A nun joins her hands in prayer. The body is carried into the Basilica head first. The body is put on a catafalque on the main altar. People pass by the catafalque. Lit candles near the catafalque.

Date: 1963, June 6
Duration: 3 min 8 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675050665
The College of Cardinals meets at the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican City to elect the successor to Pope John XXIII.

The Papal conclave of 1963. Aerial view of the Vatican City. Preparation for the conclave underway. A trailer towed by a truck enters a square. Furniture is unloaded from the trailer. A man carries a mattress. Vatican staff prepares the Sistine Chapel for the incoming Papal conclave. The Papal conclave takes place inside the Sistine Chapel. Frescoes by Michelangelo on the walls and ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. The Sistine Chapel is being carpeted. The traditional stove pipe in which the ballots would be burned. The College of Cardinals meets to elect the 262nd Pontiff, the successor to Pope John XXIII. The cardinals enter the Apostolic Palace for the Papal conclave. Tanzanian Cardinal Laurean Rugambwa, the first modern native African cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, arrives for the Papal conclave. Cardinal Francis Spellman from New York. Cardinal Richard Cushing from Boston. Photographers click pictures.

Date: 1963, June 17
Duration: 1 min 26 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675050668