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Newsreels originally produced by Louis de Rochemont and narrated by Westbrook Van Voorhis comprise the last episode of the six-volume March of Time: War Breaks Out videotape series. Subtitled Praying for Peace, this program chronicles the efforts of the Catholic Church in Rome to achieve an end to the war during 1940 and 1941. Archival newsreel reports include "The Vatican of Pius XII" and "The Story of the Vatican." The first report examines the efforts of Pope Pius XII (1876-1958) to bring about world peace. The second story features a photographic tour of the splendors of the Vatican, venturing into areas where visitors have previously been excluded. Gleaned from newsreels produced by Time Magazine during the years 1935-1951, the monumental The March of Time videotape collection features the Academy Award-winning "pictorial journalism" that informed, educated, and entertained millions of Americans for a decade and a half.