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SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Pope Francis on Thursday urged political leaders in Singapore, a leading global financial hub, to seek fair wages for the country's million-plus lower-paid foreign workers. In ...
Francis is only the second pope to visit Singapore, following a brief 5-hour layover by the late John Paul II in 1986. The country counts about 210,000 Catholics among its 5.92 million people ...
The beefing-up of security will coincide with a visit by Pope Francis to the city-state from Wednesday to Friday, during which a papal mass will be held for 50,000 attendees. ... Singapore will ...
11–13 September – Pope Francis visits Singapore, the second time a pope has visited the country since Pope John Paul II in 1986. [63] 15 September – The Jurong West Bus Package operations is handed over to SMRT Corporation from SBS Transit spanning Joo Koon Bus Interchange, Tuas Bus Terminal and Soon Lee Bus Depot. [58] [64] 24 September –
On 29 May 2022, Pope Francis announced he planned to make Goh a cardinal at a consistory scheduled for 27 August. [11] [12] On 27 August, Pope Francis made him a cardinal priest, assigning him the title of Santa Maria Regina Pacis a Ostia Lido. [13] Goh is the first cardinal from Singapore. [14]
The last papal visit was in 1986 when Pope John Paul II stopped by for 5 hours. Singapore choir practises for Pope Francis visit, church volunteers rehearse Skip to main content
Plaque commemorating the popes buried in St. Peter's Basilica (their names in Latin and the year of their burial). This chronological list of popes of the Catholic Church corresponds to that given in the Annuario Pontificio under the heading "I Sommi Pontefici Romani" (The Roman Supreme Pontiffs), excluding those that are explicitly indicated as antipopes.
Pope Francis had quite a busy weekend. In a rare TV interview, he slammed President-elect Donald Trump’s call for the mass deportation of immigrants in the U.S. as a “disgrace.” He also made ...