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OFW mother of papal Mass volunteer who died in Tacloban arrives

Patricia Lourdes Viray - The Philippine Star

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.

READ: Aid worker dies as Tacloban airport scaffolding crashes | Pope prays for girl who died in Tacloban after mass

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.

RELATED: Volunteer who died in Tacloban brought to Manila | Pope Francis in meeting Kristel's father: What faith

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APOSTOLIC NUNCIATURE

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HONG KONG

JUDY PADASAS

KRISTEL

KRISTEL MAE

POPE FRANCIS

TACLOBAN

TACLOBAN CITY

UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS

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