Pope's Pilgrimage: Council Hears Plans For Holy Land Visit
Pope's Pilgrimage: Council Hears Plans For Holy Land Visit
Pope Paul VI makes a precedent-shattering statement as the Ecumenical Council ends its second session. He announces that he will visit the Holy Land in 1964 -- the first known occasion in which the head of the Roman Catholic Church has traveled from Rome to the land where Christianity was born nearly 2,000 years ago. The Council itself was historic --- its major achievement a change in the liturgy allowing, for example, parts of the Mass to be read in the local language. Vatican, Rome, Italy The Pope sitting on St. Peter's chair surrounded by his Ecumenical Council, young priest. MS - Pope Paul the XI makes the announcement that he is going to visit the holy land, middle east. MLS - Pope Paul VI leads his council in prayer. MS - The Cardinals, Arch-Bishops and other clergy applaud Pope Paul VI decision. MCUS - Pope Paul VI sitting in St. Peter's chair as Cardinals, Bishops and other members of the clergy queue in a single file, kissing the ring of the Pope. MS - Pope Paul VI being carried out on a raised chair in a procession. (Vatican II, vatican 2)