Pope Francis, center, celebrates a mass in Tacloban, Philippines. A rain-drenched but lively crowd wearing yellow and white raincoats welcomed Francis in the typhoon-ravaged city chanting “Papa Francesco, Viva il Papa!” (Alessandra Tarantino / AP)
Pope Francis began a weeklong tour of Asia on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015.
Pope Francis performs a mass with families in Manila on Jan. 16, 2015. (AFP/Getty Images)
Pope Francis meets families in Manila on Jan. 16, 2015. (AFP/Getty Images)
Pope Francis looses his skull cap as he disembarks from his plane shortly upon arrival from Sri Lanka in Manila, Philippines. (Bullit Marquez / AP)
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A young girl waits behind a fence for hours for the arrival of Pope Francis in Manila, Philippines, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015. Ecstatic crowds greeted Francis Thursday in the Philippines, Asia’s most populous Catholic nation. (Wally Santana / AP)
The faithful react to a screen showing the arrival of Pope Francis in Manila, Philippines. (Wally Santana / AP)
Pope Francis holds an image of Santa Teresa presented by a journalist as he leaves his press conference on the flight from Sri Lanka to Manila, Philippines. (Alessandra Tarantino / AP)
Pope Francis holds a statue of Our Lady of Madhu at the Madhu church in Sri Lanka on Jan. 14, 2015. (Ishara S. Kodikara, AFP/Getty Images)
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Pope Francis prays during his visit to Madhu, Sri Lanka, on Jan. 14, 2015. (Alessandra Tarantino, AFP/Getty Images)
Sri Lankan Catholics attend a ceremony for St. Joseph Vaz with Pope Francis in Madhu on Jan. 14, 2015. (Alessandra Tarantino, AFP/Getty Images)
