Hundreds of thousands of people filled Manila's main park and surrounding areas for Pope Francis' final events in the Philippines on Sunday, braving a steady rain to hear the pontiff's message of hope and consolation for the Southeast Asian country's most downtrodden and destitute.
Organizers expect as many as 6 million people at his final afternoon Mass, surpassing the 5 million record set by St. John Paul II at the same Rizal Park in 1995.