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Before papal visit, Manila can take papal selfies

By Washington Examiner
Published September 10, 2014 1:02pm ET
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Before papal visit, Manila can take papal selfies
Filipinos have their photos taken with a cutout of Pope Francis at Mall of Asia, the country's largest shopping mall, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014 at suburban Pasay city, south of Manila, Philippines. In Asia's bastion of Roman Catholic faith, images of Pope Francis are getting the K-pop treatment. Life-size cardboard cutouts are being distributed to churches, schools and malls in the Philippine capital to generate "papal fever" before the pope's visit. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) | Bullit Marquez

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — In Asia’s bastion of Roman Catholic faith, images of Pope Francis are getting the pop star treatment.

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