The 87-year-old leader of the world’s Catholics will be in Singapore for the first time.
Singapore is the last stop of the pope’s 12-day tour of the region, which has taken him to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Timor Leste.It will be the 87-year-old’s first visit to Singapore, where he will receive a ceremonial welcome on Sept 12 at Parliament House. At the ceremony, a new orchid hybrid, the Dendrobium His Holiness Pope Francis, will also be named in his honour, said the Foreign Ministry in a statement on Sept 10.
Former president Tony Tan had gone to the Vatican in 2016, and it was during that state visit that he invited the head of the world’s Catholics to Singapore. The pontiff and the President will then each give a speech at the state address that will be held at the National University of Singapore’s University Cultural Centre.The pope has highlighted the importance of interfaith dialogue during his historic visit to the region. On the last day of his visit, he will meet some 600 young people from more than 50 schools and religious organisations at an interfaith dialogue at Catholic Junior College.
In his post, Mr Tong noted that the pope had urged nations to work towards building a better and more just and peaceful world in his third encyclical, Fratelli Tutti - a pastoral letter addressed to the Catholic church.
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