On January 17, 2015, Pope Francis celebrated an open-air Mass at the airport apron that attracted nearly half a million pilgrims coming from all over the country to remember the effects of Typhoon Haiyan.
ˌɔn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi sˈɛvəntˌiːn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈɪftiːn, pˈoʊp fɹˈænsɪs sˈɛləbɹˌeɪɾᵻd ɐn ˈoʊpənˈɛɹ mˈæs æt ðɪ ˈɛɹpoːɹt ˈeɪpɹən ðæt ɐtɹˈæktᵻd nˌɪɹli hˈæf ɐ mˈɪliən pˈɪlɡɹɪmz kˈʌmɪŋ fɹʌm ˈɔːl ˌoʊvɚ ðə kˈʌntɹi tə ɹᵻmˈɛmbɚ ðɪ ɪfˈɛkts ʌv taɪfˈuːn hˈeɪjən.