Pope Francis arrives in Singapore, last stop on 12-day tour


Pope Francis arrives in Singapore, during the last leg of his apostolic visit to Asia, in Singapore, September 11, 2024. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Pope Francis arrived in Singapore Wednesday afternoon from East Timor, on the final leg of an ambitious 12-day journey across Southeast Asia and Oceania.

The Aero Dili flight carrying the pope and his entourage arrived in the city-state for a two-night visit that will include a speech to political authorities and a Mass at the National Stadium, which the Vatican expects to draw some 55,000 people.

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