Religious faithful gather at Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré (10018 Ave Royale, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Quebec G0A 3C0, Canada), a national Catholic shrine in Quebec, Canada. The exteriors of the shrine. People gathered outside the shrine to celebrate the annual novena to the blessed Mother of Mary. Exterior view of the original former shrine building. Pilgrims in the religious procession, led by Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Cardinal Villeneuve, Archbishop of Quebec. People kneel at stations of the cross and pray for loved ones and those away fighting in World War II. People outside the shrine. Two women in wheelchairs. People pray in the shrine. A statue of the Virgin Mary inside the shrine. View of many crutches and assistive devices that were left at the shrine by those who received miracle cures from afflictions.
Perhaps as part of campaign to denigrate holy relics, and to question incorruptibility, a secular Bolshevik Russian man is seen on an outdoor stage holding an electric device with wires connected to it. He displays bones of a Saint to crowd of persons. Men on stage hold up various bones of the saint. Snow on ground. Crowd of soldiers and civilians shows mixed emotions during this anti-religious campaign of the Russian Civil War, following the Russian Revolution.
Italian civilians celebrate liberation of Rome during World War II.. Pope Pius XII speaks from balcony of Saint Peter's Basilica. Huge crowd fills at Saint Peter's Square.
Religious ceremonies in Rome, Italy. Ceremonies as Pope Pius XII takes over the Saint John Lateran. A large crowd gathers for the ceremony. The Saint John Lateran Basilica and other buildings in the area. Pope Pius XII arrives. The Pope standing in the balcony of the building. Soldiers standing at attention. The religious ceremony takes place.
A French soldier (with an anchor symbol on his helmet) talks with a French civilian. A United States Army truck with soldiers and French volunteers move away from a damaged bridge. A vehicle drives on a damaged bridge. Poles planted to the ground by Germans to prevent glider landings of the Allies near Mont-Saint-Michel (Mont Saint-Michel 50170, France).
Men, women, and children stand outside a church building in New York City during World War II. Women accompany girls wearing white dresses, veils, and garlands of flowers on their heads in celebration of Saint Lucy's Day, also called the Feast of Saint Lucy (St Lucia). A woman carries her baby and walks with a group while a sailor talks to a young woman.