At a seminary two hours south of Manila, the concrete walls are adorned with photos and memorabilia of the man that many hope will be the next pope.

In most of the images, Luis Antonio Tagle, a Filipino cardinal, is giving Mass or shaking hands with well-known Catholics. But alongside the pictures of his official duties, he can also be seen bursting into song during karaoke performances and dancing with excited parishioners.

Next to these albums, a locked cabinet holds a vast collection of personal mementoes, including a used toothbrush, an expired bank card and a pair of rusting nail clippers, gathered over the years by the seminary’s staff.

Susan de Guzman has known “Cardinal Chito”, as he is affectionately known in the Philippines, since he was rector at the Tahanan ng Mabuting Pastol seminary in the early 1990s.

“He loves to sing,” said Ms de Guzman, who has worked in the seminary’s kitchen for over 30 years.