Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Paparoma Francis ya yi ziyarar fastoci da ziyarar jihar zuwa Philippines daga 15 zuwa 19 ga Janairu, 2015. Shi ne na uku pontiff don ziyarci Philippines da na farko a cikin karni na 21 da 3rd karni, bayan Paul VI a 1970 da John Paul II a 1995. Baya ga Manila, Francis ya ziyarci Tacloban da Palo, Leyte, don karfafawa wadanda guguwar Haiyan (Yolanda) da Guguwar Hagupit (Ruby) ta shafa. Filipinos sun kira Francis ("Kakana Francis") a matsayin kalmar soyayya, wanda ya yaba. Kimanin mutane miliyan 6 zuwa 7 ne suka halarci Mass na karshe na Francis a Luneta, wanda ya zarce taron jama'a a Ranar Matasa ta Duniya ta 1995
a cikin wannan wuri da kuma yin shi mafi girma papal jama'a a tarihi. Taken ziyarar Francis ta 2015 ita ce "Mercy da tausayi" ().