Filipino boy who hugged Pope Francis recounts brief encounter with pontiff <br /><br />During a papal visit to the Philippines in January 2015, Pope Francis made an unscheduled trip to visit children living with Manila’s Tulay ng Kabataan Foundation, a non-profit group aimed at helping street children and the impoverished groups in the capital. One of them, then 10-year-old John Alvin Atis, had a special moment with the late Pope, as he welcomed him at the compound entrance with a long embrace. Atis, now 20 years old, still watches videos of the encounter and recounts how that particular incident had been one of the most meaningful incidents in his life. <br /><br />REUTERS / CTV<br /><br />Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe <br />Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net <br />Follow us: <br />Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook <br />Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram <br />Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter <br />DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion <br /><br />Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital <br /><br />Check out our Podcasts: <br />Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify <br />Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts <br />Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic <br />Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer<br />Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher <br />Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein <br />Soundcloud: https://tmt.ph/soundcloud <br /><br />#TheManilaTimes<br />#tmtnews<br />#popefrancis
