Word: baciamano
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Dates: during 1953-1953
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...Servicemen. Thus went a typical recent group audience at the Pope's summer residence (where he stayed until the end of November). The proceedings are similar at the Vatican. There are several categories of audiences: private, for VIPs; special, for groups of six to a dozen; baciamano (literally, kiss-the-hand), for groups from two dozen to a hundred; general, for groups in the thousands (sometimes held in St. Peter's Basilica). This year, the Pope has seen a total of 700,000 people. Total for the Holy Year of 1950 with its great mass audiences...
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