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Lifted from http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/401172/lifestyle/artandculture/betis-sculptor-putting-finishing-touches-on-catholic-icons-for-papal-visit Text and Photos by Ruston Banal for GMA News | January 9, 2015 3:07pm An unconventional fusion of a 7-foot tall wooden sculpture of the Mother of Perpetual Help and a Dolorosa (Sorrowful Mother) in Filipiniana costume is set to be placed near the altar of the Tacloban Airport in an open air Mass to be celebrated by Pope Francis on January 17. Officially named as Our Lady of Palo—with the Nuestra Senora de Salvacion as inspiration—the icon was…

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines —Palo Archbishop John Du has appealed to security personnel to “soften” their draconian security measures during the visit of Pope Francis to Leyte province next week.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES — During his mid-January visit to the Philippines, Pope Francis will ride through waves of cheering people stretching out to touch him or his popemobile in the streets of Manila and Leyte province.

PALO, Leyte, Jan. 6, 2015 — All for one, one for all. This motto shared by the musketeers seems to also apply to papal safety during the Holy Father’s trip to the Philippines with the head of security on the Church side calling on everyone’s cooperation to make it happen.