Vatican City, 2 January 2014 (VIS) –
The Prefecture of the Papal Household today published a communique in
which it reported that during 2013, since his election on 13 March,
more than 6,600,000 faithful participated in the various encounters
with Pope Francis: general audiences (1,548,500), private audiences
(87,400), liturgical celebrations in the Vatican Basilica and in St.
Peter's Square (2,282,000), Angelus and Regina Coeli (2,706,000).
These data refer exclusively to activities which took place within
the Vatican, and do not include other events in which hundreds of
thousands of faithful have gathered around the Holy Father, such as
the apostolic visit to Brazil in July for World Youth Day in Rio de
Janeiro, and visits within Italy, to Lampedusa, Cagliari and Assisi,
as well as visits within the diocese of Rome. The total number of
faithful who have participated in these events is estimated at
6,623,000.
The Prefecture of the Papal Household
emphasises that these are approximate data calculated on the basis of
requests to participate in events and invitations issued by the
Prefecture. Additionally, an estimate has been given for the number
of attendees at the Angelus and the major celebrations in St. Peter's
Square.
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