About 50,000 people are expected to attend the mass, which will start at 5.15pm. Pope Francis will deliver the homily.
People queue to attend the papal mass at the National Stadium on Sep 12, 2024. SINGAPORE: The National Stadium was abuzz with activity as early as 11am on Thursday , six hours before the papal mass was set to begin.
Tickets to the mass were distributed through two rounds of online balloting, with some tickets reserved for overseas Catholics from Malaysia and Brunei. Retiree Rita Woodman, 55, said she was looking forward to hearing Pope Francis' message during the mass. They were all wearing shirts specially designed for the papal visit, which were available at the Catholic Centre.
Among those present will be 2,600 kindergarten and junior college students, 310 migrant workers, 1,000 elderly people from parishes across the country and 250 wheelchair users. Another 3,000 Catholics from the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences countries will also be there.Singapore last hosted a papal visit in 1986. Then-Pope John Paul II's papal mass lasted two hours, with 70,000 attendees braving a downpour at the old National Stadium.
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