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While at the Changi International Airport, Pope Francis was welcomed in a small reception by Singapore's Minister of Culture, Community and Youth Edwin Tong, Tong's wife and a delegation of government and church officials such as Ambassador of Singapore to the Holy See Ang Janet Guat Har. [7] He also received flowers from a group of children. [7]
In Singapore, most Catholic schools are funded partially by the Ministry of Education, making them government aided. Teachers teaching in government aided Catholic schools in Singapore are trained and posted by the National Institute of Education and the Ministry of Education. Basic essentials such as tables, chairs, computers and whiteboard ...
Pope Francis made history as the first pontiff to participate in the G7, a meeting of leaders of the largest economies in the world. During his speech at the G7 forum in Italy , he stressed that humanity is in great danger due to the wars that are taking place such as the war in Ukraine and in Gaza .
Francis, 87, arrives in Singapore on Wednesday and stays from 11 to 13 September on the last leg of the longest trip of his papacy despite concerns about his health.
Plaque commemorating popes buried in St Peter's Basilica. This is a graphical list of the popes of the Catholic Church. While the term pope (Latin: Papa, 'Father') is used in several churches to denote their high spiritual leaders, in English usage, this title generally refers to the supreme head of the Catholic Church and of the Holy See.
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 ...
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 turned 87 on Sunday feted by children who helped him blow out a single candle on a white cake. The children, from a Vatican-run paediatric clinic, sang for the pope and gave him a ...