Name: Vincent A.

Manganaan
Email: Vincent_Adoa03@yahoo.com
Mobile: 09773319917
Pope Francis visit in the Philippines was an apostolic state visit from January 15 to 19, 2015. He
was the 3rd Pontiff to visit the Philippines, after Paul VI and John Paul II. Pope Francis visited
Tacloban and Leyte, to strengthen the victims of the Typhoon but he also visited in Manila. While
in manila at around 9:25 am, Pope Francis entered the main gate along Espaa Boulevard at
the University of Santo Tomas. He walked through the Arch of the Centuries and met briefly with
representatives of various religions. After the meeting, Pope Francis circled the university in the
pope mobile and then met with about 24,000 youth representatives gathered at Santo Tomas Field.
Some people were also present in other parts of the university.
First, I felt honored because the holiest man on earth visited my country which is considered a
third world country. I felt happy because the Pope gave hope the people devastated by the typhoon
Yolanda. This event was considered as an eye opener to the survivors that theres more to life than
just being sad. This also gave inspiration the people of the Philippines. Even though we are
considered as a third world country, the Pope still visited us. The thing that made me sad is that
itll be a long time again before the Pope returns to the Philippines.