On the move: Pope Francis waving to a crowd standing for hours to greet him as he arrives at the Saint Louis hospital in Bangkok. — AP
BANGKOK: Giggling children in traditional Thai costume and excited crowds waving the white and yellow flags of the Vatican City made for an unusual sight as Thailand awaited its first papal visit in 35 years.
Thunderous cheers and chants of “Viva il Papa, ” and “Papa Francesco”, as Pope Francis is known in Italian, greeted the 82-year-old Argentinian in his special open-air Popemobile yesterday as he made his first visit to the South-East Asian nation.
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