[In This Economy] Visiting Pope Francis, reviewing his take on global issues

Last week, totally by chance, my friends and I flew to Rome a day after it was announced that Pope Francis had died.

We visited St. Peter’s Square on the night of our arrival, and also on the next day just to see the huge throng of people going to St. Peter’s Basilica to give their final respects to Pope Francis. True enough, people lined up for hours just to get in.

I told my Rappler editors about my chance visit, and they encouraged me to take photos and videos to capture the moment.