It is perhaps only fitting that Pope Francis' visit to the storm-ravaged Philippine city of Tacloban, which was almost wiped off the map by a Super Typhoon in 2013, was complicated by another incoming storm
This time, though, the typhoon, known as Mekkhala, is a comparatively weak one, and the pope on Saturday morning local time refused to be deterred by its rains and high winds
After all, he was making the rare visit to Tacloban, a small city, during an official trip to the Philippines, to comfort those still suffering from the devastating losses they experienced due to Super Typhoon Haiyan in 2013. Read more...
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