ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION)<br/> <br />STORY: Pope Francis on Sunday asked everyone to join him in prayer for the many thousands of people the Philippines who were killed when a super powerful typhoon struck on Friday.<br/> <br />"I wish to assure you of my solidarity to the people of the Philippines and to the whole region, who have been hit by a terrible typhoon," said the Pontiff to huge applause from the crowds in St. Peter's Square who had gathered to join in the weekly Angelus Prayer.<br/> <br />"Unfortunately the victims are many and the damage enormous. Let us pray in silence for a moment and then to the Madonna for our brothers and sisters, and also seek to send them practical help," added the Pope.<br/> <br />One of the most powerful storms ever recorded killed at least 10,000 people in the central Philippines a senior police official said on Sunday, with huge waves sweeping away entire coastal villages and devastating the region's main city.
