Newsreel describing the death of Pope Pius XII and the election of a new pope, Pope John XXIII. Newsreel begins with shot of the Vatican. Shot of Pope Pius XII speaking. Shots of crowds. Shots of Pope Pius XII deceased on his deathbed, which the narrator describes as unprecedented.CU of deceased Pius holding the cross. Cardinals walking down a hall. Huge crowd outside the Vatican. White smoke outside the Vatican as a new pope is chosen. Shots of ceremony of Pope John XXIII. Pope John XXIII blessing the huge crowd.