Huge crowds converged on a Manila park to see Pope Francis wrap up his Asian trip with an outdoor Mass expected to draw one of the largest crowds in Philippine history, and what is believed to be "the largest in the history of the popes".
A woman has died after being hit by scaffolding following a mass celebrated by Pope Francis in the central Philippine city of Tacloban.
The 27-year-old was a volunteer with Catholic Relief Services and was among about 150,000 people who attended the rain-drenched religious ceremonies close to Tacloban's seaside airport, police said.
Local media reported the scaffolding was used as a loudspeaker platform and was toppled by a sudden gust of wind.
Vatican spokesman the Rev Federico Lombardi said the Pope was informed of the woman's death after returning to Manila.
Francis asked his aides "to investigate how he could show his own suffering in solidarity with the (woman's) family", Mr Lombardi said.
He cut short his visit to Tacloban because of an approaching storm that brought rain and strong winds to the city.
The Pope hugged a young girl who broke down in tears as she asked why people suffer - a question to which he said there was "no answer".
Pope Francis' visit to the Philippines culminated in a giant outdoor Mass - the largest-ever crowd for a papal event.