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A look back on Pope Francis's visit to the Philippines

Filipinos joined the world in mourning the death of Pope Francis on April 21, Monday. He was 88 and died of a stroke and irreversible cardiocirculatory collapse.In January 2015, Pope Francis went to the Philippines for a pastoral and state visit, where he held a holy mass at the Rizal Park and flew to Tacloban to visit the survivors of Typhoon Yolanda.Look back on the papal visit of the late Pope Francis in the Philippines in this gallery:

Pope Francis arrived at the Villamor Air Base on January 15, 2015, and had a welcome ceremony at the Malacañan Palace the day after. Pope Francis presided over a mass with bishops, priests, and religious people at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Manila, or the Manila Cathedral. After the mass at the Manila Cathedral, Pope Francis had a meeting with families at the Mall of Asia Arena.

Pope Francis with Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle at the Mall of Asia Arena in January 2015. On January 17, 2025, Pope Francis flew to Tacloban, where he held a mass next to the Tacloban International Airport. Pope Francis also had a luncheon with some Yolanda survivors in Tacloban.

The Holy Father at the Palo Cathedral in Leyte. After visiting the University of Santo Tomas, Pope Francis held a mass at the Rizal Park in Manila on January 18, 2015. Pope Francis in his "popemobile" in Manila.

He departed the Philippines on January 19, 2015..