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Cardinal’s Requiem
The funeral Mass for the soul of the deceased cardinal celebrated in the presence of His Holiness John XXIII in the Basilica of St. Peter…
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First Chinese bishops
Holy Father Pius XI, in the centre, in pontifical vestments with a spread train of his cassock, at the consecration during a recited Holy Mass…
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Papal Requiem
Pius X assisting to the funeral Holy Mass coram Summo Pontifice celebrated in the Sistine Chapel on the occasion of the seventh anniversary of the…
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Mandatum novum
John XXIII washing the feet of priests during the Mandatum ceremony in the Basilica of St. John on Lateran on Maundy Thursday, 1959. The papal…
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Dominica II Passionis
His Holiness John XXIII carried on a portable throne during the procession taking place in the Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican on Palm…
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Passion Sunday on Vatican
Pope Pius XII celebrating pontifical low Mass on the Passion Sunday of 1949 on the great altar of the Basilica of St. Peter. At the…
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Consecration
Singing of the Litany to All Saints during the episcopal consecration of Mons. Pacelli conducted by His Holiness Benedict XV in the Sistine Chapel on…
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Corpus Christi
Pope John XXIII carried on the talamo during a procession of Corpus Christi.
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Et benedictio Dei
Pope Pius XII, dressed in pontifical vestments and with a tiara on his head, standing on the step of the sedia gestatoria, after the morning…
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Bp. Hoenen
Father François Hoenen S.V.D., the Bishop of Kenge in the Congo, kissing the papal shoe during the ceremony of episcopal ordination conferred by pope Paul VI, Rome,…
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Missa de Nativitate
Pope Pius XII during the recitation of the Gospel during a low Mass celebrated in the apartments of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican on…
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Missa lecta
Pope Pius X during the prayers at the foot of the altar during a celebration of the recited Holy Mass at the altar of the…
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Coram Summo Pontifice
A Holy Mass coram Summo Pontifice celebrated on the altar of the Chair of St. Peter in the apse of the Vatican Basilica in the…
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Corpus Christi 1929
A papal procession departing from the Vatican Basilica on the Feast of Corpus Christi, A.D. 1929. During this ceremony, the pope crossed the Vatican border…
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Alleluia
A solemn High Pontifical Mass celebrated by His Holiness John XXIII on Sunday of the Resurrection on the altar of the Confession of St. Peter…
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by His stripes we are healed
Pope John XXIII during the Adoration of the Cross on Good Friday.
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Holy Thursday in the Sistine Chapel
Liturgy of the Holy Thursday in the Sistine Chapel celebrated in the assistance of Holy Father Pius XI. On this day, only two cardinals take…
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Portantes
Paul VI surrounded by his court during the procession on the Second Sunday of the Passion, called Palm Sunday, crossing the portico of the Basilica…
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Opening
The opening of the Holy Door of the Vatican Basilica on the day of the beginning of the XXIII Jubilee Year, December 24, 1924. Pope…
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Filius datus est nobis
Pope Paul VI during the consecration of the chalice during the Christmas night Mass celebrated in the Sistine Chapel for the diplomatic corps accredited to…
