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C-18148

POPE IN RARE PHOTO

VATICAN CITY -- IN THIS RARE PHOTO, POPE PIUS XII IS

SHOWN RELAXING IN AN 18-HOUR WORKING DAY WITH A

BULFINCH -- ONE OF HIS BELOVED BIRDS. THIS IS ONE OF

THE FEW TIMES THAT ANY POPE HAS PERMITTED HIS PRIVATE

LIFE TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED. THE PONTIFF IS BELIEVED TO

BE THE FIRST POPE IN THIS HISTORY OF THE CATHOLIC

CHURCH TO KEEP PETS IN THE VATICAN APARTMENTS. IN THE

SUMMER, HE TAKES THEM WITH HIM WHEN HE GOES TO CASTEL

GANDOLFO. THE BULFINCH HE IS HOLDING IS ONE OF HIS

SPECIAL FAVORITES.

EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: THIS PHOTO NOT BE USED AFTER

OCTOBER 15, 1955. AFTER THAT DATE WRITTEN PERMISSION

MUST BE OBTAINED FROM COPYRIGHT OWNER: TOPIX, 270

PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK 17, N.Y.

CREDIT MUST READ:

RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (CD-NY-9D-55-NAB-C)