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ALL SOULS DAY

All Souls Day (1910-1919)

Ceremony on the Cornish Coast. Prayers for the dead and sprinkling flowers on the...

OLD CHURCH

Old Church (1961)

A look at Greenstead Church, one of the oldest in the country, near Epping Forest in...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 318 - OLD CHURCH

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 318 - Old Church (1961)

Out takes (rushes, cuts) for the stories featured...

FOR OVER A THOUSAND YEARS

For Over A Thousand Years (1932)

Religious parade in Bavaria.

"Faith Of Our Fathers" AKA Catholic Procession (1932)

Catholic school children walk in a Whitsun...

WARRINGTON

Warrington "Walk" (1932)

Religious procession in Warrington - people carry statues of Christ and the...

"Urbe Et Orbi" (1933)

Pope Pius XI gives a blessing to city of Rome

 

 

"The Procession Of The Holy Blood" (1933)

Religious procession in the Belgian city of Bruges.

PAPAL CEREMONY REVIVED AFTER 63 YEARS

Papal Ceremony Revived After 63 Years (1933)

Pope Pius XI gives blessing after celebrating Mass for...

FAITH OF OUR FATHERS

Faith Of Our Fathers (1930)

Catholic Sunday School Children parade through Manchester to celebrate...

WHERE 1,300 YEARS AGO STOOD A CITY!

Where 1,300 Years Ago Stood A City! (1933)

A religious service is held in Suffolk - the annual...

RELIGIOUS FETE IN BRITTANY

Religious Fete In Brittany (1934)

Scenes of religious ceremony in Brittany, France.

EVERYBODY WAS HAPPY EXCEPT THE BULL

Everybody Was Happy Except The Bull (1934)

Feast of St. Marcel is celebrated in a French village.

THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPERS

Thousands Of Worshipers (1934)

Thousands of men gather around Jama Masjid Mosque during Moslem festival...

WITH THE CHURCHES BLESSING

With The Churches Blessing (1934)

Priests bless the 3000 fishermen who are to spend the next 8 months...

THE COUNTRY THAT IS INDIA

The Country That Is India (1933)

Street scenes in a town or city in India.

BLESSING THE FISHING FLEET AT ST MALO

Blessing The Fishing Fleet At St Malo (1938)

The fishing fleet is blessed by the Archbishop in St...

WITH ALL THE GLAMOUR OF THE EAST

With All The Glamour Of The East (1926)

Hindu carnival procession to mark opening of new temple in...

EMPRESS AND SAINT

Empress And Saint (1928)

A festival honouring Empress Santa Catalina in the Philippine Islands.

FESTIVAL OF

Festival Of "Taipsuam" (1928)

In the Singapore Festival of Taipsuam, a man carries a cage with spikes...

THE JUGGERNAUT

The Juggernaut (1928)

Thousands of people from all over India flock to see the Juggernaut in the Hindu...

MAY DAY PROCESSION

May Day Procession (1921)

Children and adults take part in May Day Processions in Ireland carrying...

HERE COMES THE BRIDE

Here Comes The Bride (1932)

Footage of a Moslem wedding.

GALWAY'S RELIGIOUS FESTIVAL

Galway's Religious Festival (1924)

A religious procession in Ireland.

THE GREY FRIARS

The Grey Friars (1924)

A procession of monks through the streets of Canterbury.

THRONGS OF PILGRIMS

Throngs Of Pilgrims (1926)

Pilgrims bathing in the water of the River Ganges at Benares, India.

WHERE CHRISTIAN AND PAGAN MEET

Where Christian And Pagan Meet (1939)

Footage of people gathering to mark the fourth centenary to the...

INDIAN DANCES - FROM PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 61

Indian Dances - From Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 61 (1935)

Indian men do sacred...

JUNGLE MEN COME TO TOWN

Jungle Men Come To Town (1957)

Sadhus, holy men who rarely leave the jungle, come to town for one of...

ROME - LIDO

Rome - Lido (1937)

Annual procession celebrating St Nicholas in Rome.

HOUSES WITH STATUES  issue title - WHY BRING THAT UP?

Houses With Statues Issue Title - Why Bring That Up? (1937)

Houses in a Hampshire village are...

VERYAN

Veryan (1938)

Lovely travelogue of Veryan in Cornwall where houses are round and have crosses on roofs.

INDIAN FESTIVAL

Indian Festival (1963)

Hundreds of thousands watch religious procession during Dussehra Festival in New...

THE GREAT CRUSADER

The Great Crusader (1966)

American Christian Evangelist Billy Graham preaches to a large crowd in...

INDIAN FESTIVAL

Indian Festival (1967)

Colour item showing the Ram Lila festival in Delhi.

FESTIVAL OF RAGHUNATH

Festival Of Raghunath (1968)

The Festival of Raghunath Ji takes place in the Kulu valley. India.

BY THE YEARS FORGOT

By The Years Forgot (1945)

Monks at the Franciscan Monastery in Crawley cultivate the land to produce...

PAPER MOSAIC

Paper Mosaic (1953)

Schoolgirls in Chislehurst make mosaic pictures in their art class.

MINIATURE WRITING aka LORD'S PRAYER ON POSTAGE STAMPS

Miniature Writing AKA Lord's Prayer On Postage Stamps (1954)

Footage of man who can write the...

MOSAIC WORKS

Mosaic Works (1925)

Italian mosaic works is featured - various religious mosaics under construction.

CORPUS CHRISTI IN COLOGNE

Corpus Christi In Cologne (1947)

The Ceremony of Corpus Christi is carried out in the ruined Cologne...

CEYLON

Ceylon (1933)

Views of pilgrims to a mountain shrine in Sri Lanka.

ABYSSINIAN RELIGIOUS CEREMONY - 1939

Abyssinian Religious Ceremony - 1939 (1939)

Religious ceremony in a church in Adis Ababa in 1939

 PAVE IT WITH FLOWERS

Pave It With Flowers (1948)

Italians beautify their streets with flower mosaics during festival of...

DESERT COMMUNION - 1943

Desert Communion - 1943 (1943)

A priest gives communion to patients in desert hospital.

VESUVIUS ERUPTING

Vesuvius Erupting (1944)

Great coverage of eruption of the Italian volcano - smoke, ash and lava.

ON LIFE'S THRESHOLD

On Life's Threshold (1932)

Nice story about the children of a famous Sydney Institution in Australia.

RELIGIOUS CEREMONY MONTEROTONDO ITALY

Religious Ceremony Monterotondo Italy (1947)

People of Monterotondo pass statue of their protector...

VIRGIN MARY MIRACLE STOCKPORT

Virgin Mary Miracle Stockport (1947)

Thousands queue to see flowers on statue of Virgin Mary which...

NEW MESSIAH

New Messiah (1949)

American evangelist Krishna Venta, who dresses in biblical robes, visits London.