Filipinos wave flags of the Philippines and Vatican as the plane carrying Pope Francis prepares to take off at Villamor Air Base in Pasay City on Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. AP PHOTO/AARON FAVILA
MANILA, Philippines–Pope Francis safely arrived in Rome early Tuesday morning (Manila time), @papalvisitph tweeted.
The Pope traveled for around 14 hours from the Philippines, which he had visited for five days. He took off from Villamor Air Base in Pasay City at 10:12 a.m. Monday aboard a Philippine Airlines plane.
“Great News: Pope Francis has safely landed in Rome! Viva Il Papa!” the official Twitter account of the papal-visit organizers said.
https://twitter.com/papalvisitph/status/557219913664700416
Originally posted: 1:24 AM | Tuesday, January 20th, 2015