A multitude of the faithful waited in the rain to see the Pope Sunday.
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Vatican officials reported the staggering attendance numbers, saying they received them from local authorities. The numbers break a previous record set in the Philippines when 5 million people attended a mass with Pope John Paul II in 1995.
A crowd in Rizal Park gathers for a mass with Pope Francis.
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