Pope euphoria quickly fades in Philippine typhoon zone
Tacloban, Philippines Jan 19, 2015 - Vincent Basiano sang and cheered along with a sea of other joyous typhoon survivors as Pope Francis celebrated mass on a rainy Philippine day, but all too quickly the euphoria passed. Basiano lost his shanty home when Super Typhoon Haiyan, the most powerful storm recorded on land, claimed thousands of lives in poor fishing and farming communities 14 months ago. As soon as the pope heard ... more

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