His visit may be brief but this experience will leave a memory enough to last the staff of St Theresa's Home a lifetime. The staff of St Theresa's Home have expressed their eagerness to meet Pope Francis in person, they shared with AsiaOne. St Theresa's Home is a nursing home under the Catholic Welfare Services that provides care to the...
Pope Francis will be visiting St Theresa's Home as part of his visit to Singapore - and staff members Rowena Delgado and Francisca can't wait to meet the Pontiff in person.His visit may be brief but this experience will leave a memory enough to last the staff of St Theresa's Home a lifetime.
"Pope Francis' visit to Singapore is something the whole country is very happy about," he said. "What makes me happier still — a dream come true — is that the Pope is coming to visit St Theresa's Home." "I'm working very hard towards the success of this visit… this is something that I will treasure and keep in my heart till the end," he said.Speaking with AsiaOne, nurse Rowena Delgado also felt that the excitement among residents and staff in St Theresa's Home was palpable."The papal visit to Singapore is a once-in-a-lifetime thing, so I feel very honoured that the Pope will come to Singapore — especially to St Theresa's Home, where I belong," she added.
Preparation for the visit has also brought about a "unity and togetherness" among staff regardless of religion, she added.gets to speak with the Pope, Rowena replied that she would be far too stunned to respond. Although he may not share the same level of excitement as the rest, that may be because this isn't the first time Father Anthony has seen the Pope in the flesh — he was present when Pope John Paul II visited Singapore back in 1986.
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