OFW mother of papal Mass volunteer who died in Tacloban arrives

Patricia Lourdes Viray(The Philippine Star)

January 20, 2015 - 3:55pm

Pope Francis and Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle meet the father of a young Catholic volunteer who was killed Saturday while helping organize his Mass in typhoon-hit Tacloban, in Manila, Philippines, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015. The Vatican said Francis met Sunday for about 20 minutes with the girl's father at the Vatican Embassy in Manila. Police said Kristel Padasas, a volunteer with Catholic Relief Services, died when scaffolding fell on her. Witnesses said a sudden gust of wind toppled the structure, which served as platform for a large loudspeaker during the Mass. AP/L'Osservatore Romano, Pool

MANILA, Philippines - The overseas Filipino worker mother of the papal Mass volunteer who died in Tacloban City arrived at the country on Tuesday.

Judy Padasas, the mother of 27-year-old Kristel Mae, arrived from Hong Kong at around 2 a.m.

Kristel Mae died after a scaffolding collapsed on her at the site of the papal Mass in Tacloban City last Saturday.

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In his encounter with the youth last Sunday at the University of Santo Tomas, Pope Francis asked for a moment of silence to pray for the volunteer.

Pope Francis invited Kristel's father, Paulino, at the Apostolic Nunciature to have a private meeting with him.

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