Gloria In Excelsis (1927)

Item title reads: “Gloria In Excelsis! Cardinal Boggiani - the papal legate - before enormous and devout crowd - inaugurates Eucharistic Congress with great pomp.“ Bologna, Italy M/S of a large crowd with flags and standards to the right of camera. The cardinal walks beneath an ornate canopy carried on poles by other churchmen. A large crowd mass in the arena. The Cardinal addresses them from a balcony above, and the vast crowd are shown seated and standing in the arena or stadium. The cardinal performs various religious ceremonies watched by the crowd. He then walks through the crowd making the sign of the cross. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Gra