Over 5.9 million saw Pope Francis at the Vatican in 2014
December 29, 2014
An estimated 5,916,800 people attended gatherings led by Pope Francis at the Vatican in 2014, according to the Prefecture of the Papal Household.
Some 1,199,000 people attended his general audiences, 567,100 attended special audiences, 1,110,700 attended liturgical celebrations, and 3,040,000 attended his Angelus addresses.
During the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000, attendance at papal events was 8,515,088; the number fell to 2,231,800 in 2004, the last full year of St. John Paul II’s reign.
In 2006, 4,078,600 people attended events led by Pope Benedict XVI during the first full year of his reign. Attendance in 2011 stood at 2,553,800.
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