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SINGAPORE: 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. After the procession along Jurassic Mile, the Pope would meet members of the Society of Jesus, or Jesuits – a Roman Catholic order – at the St Francis Xavier Retreat Centre in Punggol.The Pope was welcomed at the airport by Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Edwin Tong and his wife; and Singapore’s non-resident ambassador to the Vatican Janet Ang and her husband.
On Sept 12, he will call on President Tharman Shanmugaratnam at Parliament House and meet Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong.
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