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19 January 2015

Pope mourns dead church volunteer, speaks out against child abuse at emotional rally in Manila

Pope Francis mourned a church volunteer killed during his visit to the typhoon-devastated Tacloban city in an emotional rally on Sunday attended by hundreds of thousands of young people at a centuries-old Catholic university here. The 78-year-old Pontiff led a moment of silence for Ms Kristel Mae Padasas, 27, who was killed on Saturday when a steel scaffolding collapsed on her as a storm battered Tacloban.

http://www.straitstimes.com/news/asia/south-east-asia/story/pope-mourns-dead-church-volunteer-speaks-out-against-child-abuse-emo