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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]
Pope Francis ended the summit with a half-hour speech that included condemnations of the abuses by clergy and cautions against being too extreme in response to the crisis. During the speech, he said clergy who abuse children are "tools of Satan" and that such criminal behavior is "utterly incompatible with [the church's] moral authority and ...
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 .
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, when speaking recently in St. Peter's Square, characterized the decision to not have children as being 'selfish'. He further noted, "Life rejuvenates and acquires energy when it ...
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 ...
On December 17, 2019 Pope Francis issued a canon law instruction "On the confidentiality of legal proceedings" lifting the "pontifical secret" in the cases relating to: "violence or abuse of authority in forcing sexual acts, sexual abuse of minors or vulnerable persons, crimes of paedophilia involving children under 18 years of age or with ...
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.