Pope Francis lands in Singapore for final stop of Asia-Pacific tour

Pope Francis arrived in Singapore on Wednesday, marking the final leg of his 12-day tour across Southeast Asia and Oceania that has drawn attention to the Catholic Church’s role in promoting interfaith dialogue. The pope, who earlier visited Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and East Timor, will focus on meeting political leaders and delivering a mass expected to gather around 55,000 people. Significance of the visit: This is the second-ever papal visit to Singapore, Asia’s richest nation, after a brief stop by Pope John Paul II in 1986.Read More