ITALY: POPE PAUL LEADS GOOD FRIDAY PROCESSION AT COLOSSEUM

Record ID: 588411

  • Title: ITALY: POPE PAUL LEADS GOOD FRIDAY PROCESSION AT COLOSSEUM
  • Date: 17th April 1965
  • Summary: 1. GV & LV..FORUM 0.08 2. LV ILLUMINATED CROSS 0.12 3. GV COLOSSEUM 0.17 4. SV CROWD 0.19 5. LV POPE WALKING 0.23 6. SV OFFICIALS STAND IN FRONT OF POPE 0.28 7. GV MASS CROWD MOVE 0.32 8. GV MASS CROWD 0.36 9. SV POPE CARRIES CROSS 0.42 10. SV DITTO 0.47 11. BV POPE WITH CROSS 0.51 12. CU DITTO 0.54 13. LV POPE WALKS WITH CROSS 1.00 14. MASS CROWD 1.04 15. SIDE V..POPE ON BALCONY ADDRESSES CROWD 1.08 16. GV MASS CROWD 1.12 17. SV POPE GIVES BLESSING 1.17 18. LV POPE BLESSES CROWD, WALKS AWAY 1.27 19. GV MASSED CROWD AT COLOSSEUM 1.32 Initials JRG/V/JH/ES Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 2nd May 1965 13:00
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  • Location: ROME, ITALY
  • Country: Italy
  • Reuters ID: LVAA4WZMNXGKBDY7IV1D9KX2L747
  • Story Text: POPE PAUL LED THE EASTER CEREMONIES IN ROME YESTERDAY (GOOD FRIDAY).DURING PART OF A "VIA CRUCIS" (WAY OF THE CROSS) PROCESSION AT THE COLOSSEUM WHERE EARLY CHRISTIANS WERE ONCE MARTYRED, HE CARRIED A CROSS.

    THE CEREMONY, ATTENDED BY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE, STARTED INSIDE THE COLOSSEUM.THERE THE POPE STOOD WITH EYES CLOSED AND HANDS FOLDED AS THE FIRST PART OF THE PROCESSION BEGAN -- THE FIRST STATION OF THE WAY OF THE CROSS.

    AT THE 12TH STATION, COMMEMORATING JESUS' DEATH ON THE CROSS, THE POPE STOOD HOLDING THE CROSS HIGH BEFORE HIM.AFTERWARDS, ADDRESSING THE CROWD, HE COMPARED CHRIST'S SUFFERING WITH THE SUFFERING OF EVERYONE IN THE WORLD.HE SPOKE OF THE UNHAPPINESS CAUSED TO SO MANY BY WAR, AND URGED ALL TO PRAY FOR PEACE.

    THE RUINS OF THE ANCIENT ROMAN FORUM WERE FLOODLIT AND AMONG THE ILLUMINATIONS WAS ANOTHER CROSS OUTLINED IN THE FLAMES OF TORCHES.
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