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It’s expected.
“The Pope Francis mania that gripped the country during his five-day apostolic visit will continue to live as many Filipino babies were named after him,” reports Sheila Crisostomo in The Philippine Star.
The report noted: “At the Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital in Sta. Cruz, Manila alone, 25 baby boys and girls were named ‘Francis’ or ‘Francesca’ since the pontiff arrived to a jubilant crowd last Jan. 15 until he left yesterday morning.”
Hospital director Ruben Flores said, “We all see how the Filipinos celebrated the pope’s coming here. We felt him and maybe many of our parents want his spirituality to rub off on their children too, so they named them after him.”
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