POPE WATCH: Pope leads singing Happy Birthday to cardinal

Pope Francis points at the statue of Jesus during his speech as he celebrates a mass in Tacloban, Philippines, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015. A rain-drenched but lively crowd wearing yellow and white raincoats welcomed Pope Francis in the typhoon-ravage central Philippine city of Tacloban early Saturday, chanting "Papa Francesco, Viva il Papa!" (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) Pope Francis points at the statue of Jesus during his speech as he celebrates a mass in Tacloban, Philippines, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015. A rain-drenched but lively crowd wearing yellow and white raincoats welcomed Pope Francis in the typhoon-ravage central Philippine city of Tacloban early Saturday, chanting "Papa Francesco, Viva il Papa!" (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

By Associated Press January 17, 2015 7 min read

Pope Francis is visiting the Philippine city devastated by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013, on a two-country Asia tour that also took him to Sri Lanka. Here are some glimpses of his trip as it unfolds:

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POPE WHIPS CROWD TO SING HAPPY BIRTHDAY FOR CARDINAL

Before announcing he was cutting short his visit Saturday to Palo, one of the towns devastated by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013, Pope Francis told people inside the packed Palo Cathedral that it was the birthday of Vatican State Secretary Pietro Parolin, who turned 60.

Francis asked them all to sing for the cardinal and everyone broke into the “Happy Birthday” song.