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...first general audience since recovering from his 57-day siege with a stomach ailment, Pope Pius XII, borne into St. Peter's Basilica on his portable throne, was greeted by thousands of schoolchildren who cheered him for ten solid minutes. Earlier last week Vatican officials again dismissed the rumor that the Pope plans to retire to a monastery because of failing health. For the first time, however, they reportedly admitted that he had despondently considered relinquishing some of his duties last February when his sickness was gravest...
...thoughts and actions of newsmakers in the world of the spirit. Another example is the Easter cover story this week on Henry P. Van Dusen, president of Union Theological Seminary, and the third religious figure to appear on the cover of TIME within the past year. (The others: Pope Pius XII and Bishop Dibelius, head of the German Evangelical Church...
...high noon in Rome, on the twelfth stroke of St. Peter's great bell, Pope Pius XII, after 57 days of confinement with a stomach ailment, appeared at the window of his Vatican apartment, smiled and made gestures of blessing to some 50,000 faithful. The crowd cheered and, as the square echoed to cries of "Viva il Papa!", knelt to receive his benediction...
...frailest, most tired men in the world last week was Pope Pius XII, ailing for more than a month, unable for most of that time to take solid food. From his sickroom came a 2,200-word papal message on the danger of apathy in a world challenged by Communism...
Ignoring all advice that he must not overtax his strength, Pius XII had written the long message in his own hand...