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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 ...
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.
Dual jurisdiction was ended in 1981, when the Portuguese Mission handed over St Joseph's Church to the Archdiocese of Singapore and, thus, the whole island of Singapore was brought under the Archdiocese of Singapore. On 29 May 2022, Pope Francis announced that Archbishop of Singapore William Goh would be appointed as a cardinal in August of ...
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 ...
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]
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 25 March 2014, Pope Francis named Zalewski titular archbishop of Africa [a] and Apostolic Nuncio to Zimbabwe. [2] He received his episcopal consecration from Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Secretary of State, on 31 May. On 21 May 2018, Pope Francis named him Apostolic Nuncio to Singapore and Non-Residential Papal Representative to Vietnam. [3]