Pontifex catholicus

Pius XII on the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica during the Urbi et Orbi blessing after the solemn Holy Mass on the day of the Resurrection of the Lord. At his sides, wearing simple mitres (mitrae simplex), stand two cardinal deacons, Camillo Caccia Dominioni (to the left of the Holy Father) and Alfredo Ottaviani. At the edge of the photograph on the right side, the Master of Papal Ceremonies, Mons. Enrico Dante, can be seen.