Pope Pius XII celebrates his 80th birthday with a large group of children from 40 countries around the world. Pope Pius XII walks into a room. Children surprise Pope Pius XII with flowers. Women in black veils and dresses accompany the children during the papal birthday party. Priests and Vatican officials are present in the celebration. Young children present flowers and a birthday cake to the pontiff. Pope Pius XII talks to young children. Children perform a dance for the pope. Pope Pius XII blesses the children.
General Mark W. Clark boards a plane and arrives at Milan Airport, at the end of World War II. General Willis D. Crittenberger greets him. General Clark, Lieutenant General Sir Richard L. G. McCreery and General Crittenberger sit in a Jeep. They inspect honor guard composed of troops and tanks of various nationalities including South African, British, Brazilian etc.
Benito Mussolini arrives and presents prizes to the Battle of Wheat winners in Rome's Argentina Theater. Dignitaries and guests at a big amphitheater stand and welcome Italian dictator Mussolini. Prize winners arrive one after the other, he shakes hands and presents the prizes.
The Duke of Genoa, nephew of King Victor-Emannuel and Maria Luisa Gandolfi, daughter of Count Ricaldoni, pose outside a church. Crowd controlled by men. Newly wed get into car.
Crowds assemble at St. Peter's Square, Vatican City. Pope John XXIII carried on the sedia gestatoria chair with large white ostrich fans (flabella) during a procession. Pope John XXIII wears the triple papal tiara during the procession. Papal Swiss Guards flank the Pope’s entourage during the procession. The glass caskets of two saints are on display inside St. Peter’s Basilica. The two caskets contain the bodies of St. Pius X and St. John Bosco, Catholic priest, educator, and founder of the Salesian Order. Priests watching the veneration of St. Pius X and St. John Bosco from the Saint Peter’s Square. Pope John XXIII prays before the coffins of St. Pius X and St. John Bosco.
International Labor Rally at St Peters Square in Rome. 30, 000 members of the Catholic Workers Youth Movement gathered at the St. Peters Square (Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Città del Vaticano, Vatican City) for the International Labor Rally. Pope Pius XII seated on a throne accompanied by many cardinals and bishops as they attend the rally. Representatives of almost 87 nations attend the rally. Nuns from various countries also take part in the rally. Pope Pius XII being lifted on the Sedia Gestatoria. The gathering cheer for Pope Pius XII.
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