Pope Francis's Schedule in the Philippines
The entire Catholic community in the Philippines is again in a state of euphoria because Pope Francis arrived in the Philippines today for a five-day pastoral visit. Pope Francis will be in the Philippines until January 19. Pope Francis is the third Pope to visit the Philippine Islands. The first was Pope Paul VI in 1970, Pope John Paul II, who came to the Philippines twice in 1981 and 1995, during the World Youth Day and Pope Francis, the current Pope. Pope Francis is known as the Pope of 'firsts' because Pope Francis's leadership is non-traditional, going beyond and against the normally practiced traditions/dogmas. He is also the first non-European Pope, being that he is from Argentina, but he is of Italian ancestry. He also is the first Pope to use the name Francis, from St. Francis of Assisi. Because of security concerns, there are many guidelines that the police and other government leaders have imposed in order to prevent any ...