Millions of singing, cheering Catholics choked the streets of the Philippine capital Manila on Sunday to hear Pope Francis celebrate Mass, ignoring blustery weather in one of the world’s biggest outpourings of papal devotion.

The Pope made a triumphant entrance for the Mass with millions in Rizal Park (Luneta) on Sunday aboard a Popemobile styled after the nation’s iconic, flamboyant and much-loved “jeepney” minibus.

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