Philippine Typhoon Victims Remember Day Pope Francis Brought Hope

Source: International Business Times

Pope Francis (C) waves to well-wishers after a mass in Tacloban, the Philippines in January 2015 AFP Fourteen months after the deadliest storm in Philippine history, Pope Francis stood on a rain-swept stage to deliver a message of hope to the battered town of Tacloban. It was desperately needed, mayor Alfred Romualdez told AFP on Tuesday, a day after the pontiff died in Rome. Already in his late 70s, the pope had insisted on making the January 2015 trip to the central Philippines despite an approaching storm.