Over 3 million attended papal audiences in 2006
Vatican, Jan. 2, 2007 (CWNews.com) - More than 3 million people attended papal audiences and liturgical celebrations during 2006, according to official Vatican statistics.
In an announcement releasted on December 29, after Pope Benedict held his last Wednesday audience of the year, the Vatican said that a total of 3,222,820 people had attended the regular weekly audiences, Sunday Angelus audiences, and special ceremonies at which the Pope presided in 2006.
The official Vatican crowd estimates showed 1,295,000 attending the Angelus audiences on Sundays and holy days, while 1,031,500 attended the regular Wednesday audiences. There were also 357,120 participants in special papal audiences; and 539,200 at liturgical celebrations.
The largest crowds at weekly papal audiences came during the months of May and October, traditionally the peak periods for Vatican tourism. The largest figure for Angelus audiences came in December, when Christmas and the feast of the Immaculate Conception brought extra papal audiences.
The figures furnished by the Vatican for 2006 included the audiences held by Pope Benedict at his residence in Castel Gandolfo during his summer stay there. The figures show a sharp drop in attendance at papal functions in July, the month when the Holy Father was on vacation in the Italian Alps.
The attendance figures for 2006 are substantially higher than those for the previous years. In 2005, Pope Benedict attracted 800,000 people to the audiences he held after his election in April. Pope John Paul II (bio - news) had drawn 2.2 million people to audiences in 2004, and 2.6 million in 2003.Labels: Benedict XVI
Over 3 million attended papal audiences in 2006
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It is neither fair -- nor accurate -- to compare attendance figures from the end of one pope's reign...to the beginning of another pope's. -- What...we rate the pope's appearances like we rate the Today Show? -- People are still getting to know Pope Benedict.
It looks like you switched over to that new kind of blogger. Good for you. .... And you know how to do those labels. ....For a priest, you are kind of show-offy!
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