Kennedy Family Attends Coronation of Pope Pius XII – 74 Years Ago
On March 13, 1939, the Kennedy family attends the coronation of Pope Pius XII. John F. Kennedy‘s father, Joseph Kennedy, served as United States Ambassador to Great Britain at the time.
Kennedy family at the Vatican, posing with Swiss guards. (JFK in back row)
Pope Pius XII
Afterwards, young John Kennedy travels through Germany, Poland and Russia on the eve of World War II, reporting to his father on the imminence of war.
Decades later as president, John F. Kennedy meets with Pope Paul VI on July 2, 1963, in the only meeting of a Roman Catholic US President and a reigning Pope.
JFK with Pope Paul VI
Sadly, a little over a year later, JFK is brutally assassinated in public, as his motorcade rides through Dealey Plaza in Dallas.
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