Pope Francis, the head of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, has arrived in Singapore, the final stop of his tour of Asia. The chartered plane carrying the 87-year-old leader left Dili airport in Timor-Leste at about 11.20am Singapore time, and landed here at...
Pope Francis en route to the St Francis Xavier Retreat Centre, where he would meet members of the Society of Jesus, on Sept 11.A crowd gathering near the St Francis Xavier Retreat Centre in Punggol ahead of Pope Francis’ arrival on Sept 11.Roman Catholics holding the Vatican flag and rosary beads while awaiting Pope Francis' arrival at Jurassic Mile on Sept 11. Pope Francis, the head of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, has arrived in Singapore, the final stop of his tour of Asia.
At 2.30pm, about 1,000 Roman Catholics were waiting along Jurassic Mile at Changi Airport to greet the Pope when he arrived. Many were dressed in the yellow and white of the Vatican flag and carried mini Singapore flags. More than 30 welcome banners lined the Changi Airport Connector that led from the airport’s VIP complex to Jurassic Mile.
Pope Francis’ tour of Asia, which started on Sept 2, has also taken him to Papua New Guinea and Indonesia and is his longest trip yet.
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