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LIVESTREAM: Pope Francis now at Rizal Park for Holy Mass (January 18, 2015)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Pope Francis has arrived at Quirino Grandstand in Rizal (Luneta) Park for a culminating holy mass themed "Mass of Mercy and Compassion" at 3:30pm on Sunday, January 18, 2015, that is expected to attract around six million worshipers from around the country.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8SZsB5U5Q1j_rrm4no7_odeTpJtbB2tBeAW0ubts7Rk-eyN-GlD0qzUWpD2flhhiqWmdm74M0OTDqbW5zASIesGmplnT3aw7sHQzkZK2LN4rY_5QCEuSSJxrurIQ6_Ozk0FaH9DU-hSZB/s1600/Pope-motorcade3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pope Francis now at Rizal Park for Holy Mass" border="0" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8SZsB5U5Q1j_rrm4no7_odeTpJtbB2tBeAW0ubts7Rk-eyN-GlD0qzUWpD2flhhiqWmdm74M0OTDqbW5zASIesGmplnT3aw7sHQzkZK2LN4rY_5QCEuSSJxrurIQ6_Ozk0FaH9DU-hSZB/s1600/Pope-motorcade3.png" title="Pope Francis now at Rizal Park for Holy Mass" width="560" /></a></div><br /><br />Pope Francis which arrived at the park at 2:39 pm was welcomed by a Sinulog dance as he goes around the area to meet the crowd.<br /><br />Reports said that the Mass will be in English and Filipino. The Prayers for the Faithful will be in Hiligaynon, Kapampangan, Ilokano, Cebuano, Waray and Bicolano, with English translations, which will be printed in an eight-page missalette to be distributed at the venue before the Mass begins.<br /><br />Malacañang Palace eyes for the historic papal visit this year to draw bigger than the record five million that turned out for Pope John Paul II’s mass in the same venue during the World Youth Day celebration on Jan. 15, 1995.<br /><br />Rizal Park covers an area of 6 million square feet or 560,000 square meters, which would mean one person per square foot.<br /><br />The Philippine National Police has deployed a total of  20,000 policemen stationed around Rizal Park to ensure the public's safety.<br /><br />The land facing Quirino Grandstand is on limited slot, roughly 2 hectares, and will definitely not be able to accommodate more than six million people safely. Area security will only roughly 700,000 to enter.<br /><br />To encourage people to come to Rizal Park and participate in the holy mass, Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle issued a circular canceling all afternoon masses scheduled today in Catholic churches under the Archdiocese of Manila.<br /><br />Earlier, Interior and Local Government Secretary Manuel Roxas II  advised that gates of the park shall be closed at 1:30 p.m. There will be “express lanes” for people without bags, Roxas added.<br /><br />On Sunday morning, the Pope met the religious leaders and young people at the Pontifical University of Santo Tomas in Manila.<br /><br /><b>Here's the official livestream feed of Papal Visit Activities at the Rizal Park ( video courtesy of RTVMalacañang):</b><br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="370" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/gKDmiGmC3rE" width="600"></iframe></center><br /><br /><b>Alternative Livestream Channel: Pope in the Philippines - Holy Mass in Luneta Park (Courtesy of Vatican)</b><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="380" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/4dkQQt5y29M" width="600"></iframe></center></div>

LIVESTREAM: Pope Francis now at Rizal Park for Holy Mass (January 18, 2015)

MANILA, Philippines - Pope Francis has arrived at Quirino Grandstand in Rizal (Luneta) Park for a culminating holy mass themed "Mass of...

LIVESTREAM: Pope Francis now in Tacloban for Holy Mass (January 17, 2015)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Pope Francis still pursue to visit Eastern Visayas despite Typhoon 'Amang' signal no. 2 risk in the province as he scheduled to offer a holy mass near Tacloban International Airport today, January 17, 2015.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3tpkE_fDPeXPtZANPiEQbSvbG_KKtBy2eTijiTYaO8DO8wFZ4KSR7lKFssjOlYFALzoda4NlDdN9Zy65LaU6p2aoC85JCpcovzBmmspuquhYcn81OzZltR2LWZ_GUlcXPad8IDl3vumDB/s1600/Pope-in-Tacloban.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="LIVESTREAM: Pope Francis now in Tacloban for Holy Mass" border="0" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3tpkE_fDPeXPtZANPiEQbSvbG_KKtBy2eTijiTYaO8DO8wFZ4KSR7lKFssjOlYFALzoda4NlDdN9Zy65LaU6p2aoC85JCpcovzBmmspuquhYcn81OzZltR2LWZ_GUlcXPad8IDl3vumDB/s1600/Pope-in-Tacloban.png" title="LIVESTREAM: Pope Francis now in Tacloban for Holy Mass" width="560" /></a></div><br /><br />Pope Francis departs Villamor Air Base in Pasay City via Philippine Airlines (PAL) PR 8010 to Leyte. The pope has arrived in Tacloban around 8:45 in the morning.<br /><br />Thousands of Yolanda survivors are waiting for the pontiff despite the bad weather condition. <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ODkE6arB9TwUCN1DCX5l4ja_SgObHAURKQXh6XTODwOai1HjNE63VLMtQ3C7_eK10DFSwjXsYCcGmdBJNR_V_Wnow0ws-1LHPY3B-1Y92lh19Okva6rRTOWzp2CoeGJjhZt5N_WTBcas/s1600/Tacloban-papal-visit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Thousands of Yolanda survivors are waiting for Pope Francis" border="0" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ODkE6arB9TwUCN1DCX5l4ja_SgObHAURKQXh6XTODwOai1HjNE63VLMtQ3C7_eK10DFSwjXsYCcGmdBJNR_V_Wnow0ws-1LHPY3B-1Y92lh19Okva6rRTOWzp2CoeGJjhZt5N_WTBcas/s1600/Tacloban-papal-visit.jpg" title="Thousands of Yolanda survivors are waiting for Pope Francis" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thousands of Yolanda survivors are waiting for Pope Francis in Tacloban Airport</td></tr></tbody></table>Aside from the mass, Pope Francis will also visit the Archdiocese of Palo and will have lunch with the poor and survivors of natural calamities at the residence of the Archbishop (12:45pm). Afterwards he will bless the Pope Francis Center for the Poor in Palo (3:00pm), and visit the Cathedral of Our Lord’s Transfiguration (Palo Cathedral) to meet with priests and religious leaders (3:30).<br /><br />The pontiff will leave Tacloban at 5:00 in the afternoon with expected arrival of around 6:15pm at Villamor Air Base.<br /><br /><b>Here's the official Livestream feed of Pope's visit to Tacloban</b> <b>(video courtesy of RTV Malacanang):</b><br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="370" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/orzsc5HS0gg" width="600"></iframe></center></div>

LIVESTREAM: Pope Francis now in Tacloban for Holy Mass (January 17, 2015)

MANILA, Philippines - Pope Francis still pursue to visit Eastern Visayas despite Typhoon 'Amang' signal no. 2 risk in the province a...

LIVESTREAM: Pope Francis holy mass, meeting with families at MOA (January 16, 2015)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - His Holiness Pope Francis was officially welcomed by President Benigno 'PNoy' S. Aquino III at the Malacañang Palace on J. P. Laurel Street in Manila on Friday morning, January 16, 2015 (Day 2) of his stay in the country.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPxAsxKa7IYn9XHmdTeTvYwy1FWRonN7JH-B8L8Nxezht1nn2U2Szat4p25rioiiaPGXeBhJXhAIdMo_-_tmjVf04vm30c1gZP5HoXoeLekY2Inbpc62JdKWtR0GE4RXQ0snm47RDD9X9H/s1600/PopeinMalacanang.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPxAsxKa7IYn9XHmdTeTvYwy1FWRonN7JH-B8L8Nxezht1nn2U2Szat4p25rioiiaPGXeBhJXhAIdMo_-_tmjVf04vm30c1gZP5HoXoeLekY2Inbpc62JdKWtR0GE4RXQ0snm47RDD9X9H/s1600/PopeinMalacanang.jpg" width="560" /></a></div><br /><br />Pope Francis spoke at the general audience of the government officials and diplomatic corps. He has pointed out the importance of social justice and encourage us to celebrate 2015 as 'Year of the Poor.'<br /><br />"It is necessary that political leaders be outstanding for honesty, integrity & commitment for the common good," Pope Francis said.<br /><br />Motorcade to the Cathedral-Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (Manila Cathedral) in Intramuros for a Holy Mass with bishops, priests, and women and men religious followed at 11:15 in the morning.<br /><br />Around 5:30 in the afternoon, he will have an encounter with families at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay.<br /><br />The pope has arrived in the Philippines on Thursday afternoon at the Villamor Airbase in Pasay City.<br /><br />According to Fr. Federico Lombardi, director of the Vatican press office, the Holy Father was pleased on how the Filipino people warmly welcomed him.<br /><br />“He is happy to be here finally in the Philippines. First encounter with the Filipino people was very impressive, touching. Important, the pope has received a very strong impression, spiritual experience with your people,” he said during the press briefing at the Diamond Hotel in Manila.<br /><br /><b>WATCH: Pope Francis Papal Visit 2015 | Philippines - Day 2 January 16, 2015</b> (LIVESTREAM video courtesy of RTVMalacanang)<br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="400" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/FJqOaYjg-OU" width="600"></iframe></center><br /></div>

LIVESTREAM: Pope Francis holy mass, meeting with families at MOA (January 16, 2015)

MANILA, Philippines - His Holiness Pope Francis was officially welcomed by President Benigno 'PNoy' S. Aquino III at the Malacañang ...