Visit by Pope Francis to the Philippines information
2015 State Visit and Apostolic Journey of Pope Francis to the Philippines
Official logo of the Papal Visit 2015
Date
January 15–19, 2015
Venue
See venues
Location
Metro Manila
Tacloban and Palo, Leyte
Theme
Mercy and Compassion (Filipino: Habag at Malasakit)
Cause
Visit to the victims of Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda)
Organized by
Holy See
Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines
Government of the Philippines
Website
www.papalvisit.ph at the Wayback Machine (archived July 10, 2016)
Pope Francis made a pastoral and state visit to the Philippines from January 15 to 19, 2015. He was the third pontiff to visit the Philippines after Paul VI in 1970 and John Paul II in 1981 and 1995, and officially the first papal visit in the 21st century and 3rd millennium after the title was originally scheduled for World Meeting of Families in 2003 but postponed due to John Paul II was unable to attend because of the progression of his Parkinson's disease.[1][2] Besides Manila, Francis visited Tacloban and Palo, Leyte, to encourage the victims of Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) and Typhoon Hagupit (Ruby).[3] The Filipinos nicknamed Francis Lolo Kiko ("Grandpa Francis") as a term of endearment, which he commended.[4] Around 6–7 million attended Francis' final Papal Mass at Luneta, surpassing the crowd at World Youth Day 1995 in the same venue and making it the largest papal crowd in history.[5][6][7] The theme of Francis' 2015 visit was "Mercy and Compassion" (Filipino: Habag at Malasakit).
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^Rodriguez, Jon Carlos. "Luneta Mass is largest Papal event in history". abs-cbnnews.com. ABS-CBN News. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
^Bacani, Louis. "Pope Francis arrives in Philippines". The Philippine Star. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
^"Pope Francis greeted by ecstatic Philippines crowds". BBC News. January 15, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
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