''The Story of the Vatican'' is a 1941 American documentary directed by Jean Pages. The film was written by and stars

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(who would later become an archbishop in the

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), and was the second of only four full-length features produced by ''

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'', better known for their

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. It was distributed by

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, which released the film on July 18, 1941.

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* 1941 films 1941 in Vatican City Documentary films about Catholicism Films shot in Italy The March of Time films Vatican City in World War II American documentary films 1941 documentary films American black-and-white films 1940s American films {{VaticanCity-stub

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