2001: OVER HALF A MILLION IN GENERAL AUDIENCE ATTENDANCE

VATICAN CITY, DEC 19, 2001 (VIS) - During 2001, over half a million people have participated in the 43 general audiences held on Wednesdays in St. Peter's Square and the Paul VI Hall, according to a communique made public by the Prefecture of the Papal Household.
Today's general audience was the last one of this year. In the span of his 23 year pontificate, John Paul II has met over 16 and a half million people in his Wednesday audiences.

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