Pre-pandemic crowds back at the Vatican aleteia.org
There hasn’t been such a crowd at the Pope’s Wednesday audience since pre-pandemic days. The November 24 audience was a bit different, with two venues set up: some 3,000 people in St. Peter’s and the crowd in Paul VI Hall.
While the Pontiff usually arrives around 9 am to Paul VI to deliver his catechesis, this time he made a detour to St. Peter’s Basilica at 8:30 am to greet the faithful who had been waiting for a good hour to see the Pope, and then follow his audience via screens…
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