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Papal crowd in Philippines a record six million

Published: 18 Jan 2015 - 01:39 pm | Last Updated: 17 Jan 2022 - 05:33 pm

 

Manila--Six million people turned out to see Pope Francis celebrate mass in the Philippine capital Sunday, the head of Manila's planning agency told AFP, making it a world record crowd for a papal gathering.

"We have it at six million," Metro Manila Development Authority chairman Francis Tolentino said, when asked for the crowd size.

AFP