First Papal Visit to India - Pope Paul VI Visit to India in 1964 Video

Visit of Pope Paul VI to India

Pope Paul VI (1897 - 1978)
Papacy : 21 June 1963 - 6 August 1978
The first Pope to visit India was Pope Paul VI, who paid a 4 day visit to Bombay (now Mumbai) in 1964 to participate in the 38th International Eucharistic Congress which happened on November 12 to 15, 1964. The Pope was greeted at the Santacruz International airport mumbai by then Vice President Dr Zakir Hussain, Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, Maharashtra Governor Dr PV Cherian, Chief Minister VP Naik, Indira Gandhi and Vijayalakshmi Pandit.


For the first time in the history of *International Eucharistic Congress, it took place in a country that did not have a significant Roman Catholic followers. The objective of the congress was proclaiming the continuing Catholic belief that the "Real Presence" of Christ was in the Holy Eucharist.
Pope Paul VI with then President of India Dr. S Radhakrishnan

Along with Pope Paul VI, a large number of cardinals and around 20,000 foreign visitors attended the congress. Approximately between 2.5 & 3.5 lakhs of people gathered at the Oval Maidan  to attend the pope's service.



Watch the rare footage of Pope Paul VI visit to Mumbai(Bombay)
A video from 1964 when paul VI visited India and the then Prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri flew down to Bombay to welcome him. Those were the days...!!!



Video link : Pope Paul VI Mumbai Visit

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*Eucharistic Congresses have been held periodically since 1881. The first congress was held at Lille, France, on June 21, 1881 by the inspiration of Bishop Gaston de Ségur.





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