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Pope Francis arrived in the Philippines on Thursday for a five-day trip in the Catholic Church's passionate and chaotic Asian heartland that is tipped to attract a world-record papal crowd. Church bells tolled across the nation as the charismatic pontiff flew into the capital of Manila after a successful trip to Sri Lanka. Francis smiled as he looked out the window of his plane upon touchdown, and hundreds of children brought to greet him chanted on the tarmac: "Welcome Pope Francis". Francis has said his two-nation tour is aimed at adding momentum to already impressive growth for the Church in Asia, with its support in the Philippines the benchmark for the rest of the region.
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