Welcome sign: A boy standing in front of a giant billboard showing Pope Francis in Manila. — EPA
MANILA: Pope Francis will immerse himself in some of Asia’s most fervent Catholicism during a trip to the Philippines and Sri Lanka starting tomorrow, with millions of devotees set to turn out.
The Argentinian pontiff with a man-of-the-people reputation could attract one of the biggest gatherings ever for a pope during an open-air mass in the Philippine capital of Manila.
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