He is also set to go to Indonesia, Timor-Leste and Papua New Guinea.
Pope Francis' tour, which was earlier expected to take place in August, will mark only the second papal visit to Singapore.
The last papal visit was almost 40 years ago, when the late Pope John Paul II drew thousands of Roman Catholics during a brief stopover in 1986. The late Pope John Paul II arriving at the National Stadium in an open-topped Land Rover for the papal Mass in 1986. He delivered his homily, a message of love and peace that lasted nearly half an hour. PHOTO: ST FILE
Outgoing Indonesian President Joko Widodo reportedly invited the pontiff to visit Indonesia – which has the world’s largest Muslim population, numbering about 242 million – in June 2022, as part of efforts to promote religious tolerance.at Rome’s Colosseum. The last-minute decision was an attempt “to preserve his health” ahead of his Easter obligations, said the Vatican.
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