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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 ...
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 ...
On 11 September 2024, Pope Francis arrived in Singapore. [6] 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 ...
Francis will be the second pope to visit Singapore, after a five-hour stopover by the late John Paul II in 1986. Here’s what to know about Pope Francis' three-day stay in Singapore: Why is Francis visiting Singapore? Singapore was originally part of Francis’ travel plans to the region in 2020 but it was derailed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Francis's naming of himself after Francis of Assisi was an early indication of how he shared Francis's care for all of creation. This was followed in May 2015 with his major encyclical on the environment, Laudato si' ( Praise be to you ). [ 356 ]
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.
The universal call to holiness is a teaching of the Roman Catholic Church that all people are called to be holy, and is based on Matthew 5:48: "Be you therefore perfect, as also your heavenly Father is perfect" (Matthew 5:48).
Watch as Pope Francis takes part in Easter Mass at the Vatican on Sunday 9 April.. Holy Week, as it is known, includes a busy schedule of rituals and ceremonies that can be physically exhausting ...