POPE OPENS MARIAN YEAR.—Pope Pius XII, on left, taking part in the principal inaugural ceremony in Rome of the Marian Year. The Pope is seen kneeling at a prayer stool in the Basilica of St. Mary Major, to read a prayer he composed to the Virgin Mary to end hatred in the world and bring “universal and sincere peace.” Next to him is Monsignor Beniamino Nardone, prefect of the Vatican ceremonial staff for civil ceremonies. The Marian Year, proclaimed by the Pope, honours the centenary of the dogma of Immaculate Conception.
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Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27225, 17 December 1953, Page 11
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91POPE OPENS MARIAN YEAR.—Pope Pius XII, on left, taking part in the principal inaugural ceremony in Rome of the Marian Year. The Pope is seen kneeling at a prayer stool in the Basilica of St. Mary Major, to read a prayer he composed to the Virgin Mary to end hatred in the world and bring “universal and sincere peace.” Next to him is Monsignor Beniamino Nardone, prefect of the Vatican ceremonial staff for civil ceremonies. The Marian Year, proclaimed by the Pope, honours the centenary of the dogma of Immaculate Conception. Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27225, 17 December 1953, Page 11
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