Papal Blessing--Pope Pius XII, sitting in his portable throne, is borne through crowd in St.Peter's square at the Vatican Saturday and confers his blessing on throng estimated at 500,000 during ceremony in which Giuseppe Sarto--Pope Pius X--was canonized as the newest Saint of the Roman catholic church. It was the first canonization ceremony for a Pontiff in 242 years. May 31, 1954. (Photo by AP Wirephoto)
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Papal Blessing--Pope Pius XII, sitting in his portable throne, is borne through crowd in St.Peter's square at the Vatican Saturday and confers his blessing on throng estimated at 500, 000 during ceremony in which Giuseppe Sarto--Pope Pius X--was canonized as the newest Saint of the Roman catholic church. It was the first canonization ceremony for a Pontiff in 242 years. May 31, 1954. (Photo by AP Wirephoto)