Sunday, January 15, 2023

Pope John Paul II Celebrates A Mass In Manila

Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):

JANUARY 15, 1995

Pope John Paul II celebrated a three and a half hour Mass and addressed a crowd numbering around 4 million during the closing of the World Youth Day at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila. 

He arrived earlier at Malacañang aboard the Popemobile from the Apostolic Nunciature but had to ride the presidential chopper with Jaime Cardinal Sin and Papal Nuncio Gian Vincenzo Moreni owing to the huge crowd on the streets. 

Pope John Paul II’s second visit to the Philippines began on January 12, 1995. He first came to the Philippines in 1981. 

(Design, concept, stamps and research: Richard Allan Uy) All rights reserved

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