In Pictures: Pope Francis in Singapore for 3-day state visit
The Republic is the final stop of his four-nation Asia tour.
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Pope Francis completing a batik painting with students from Catholic Junior College on Sept 13, 2024, the final day of his state visit to Singapore.
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Pope Francis posing for a picture with Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Edwin Tong and inter-religious leaders at Catholic Junior College on Sept 13, 2024, the final day of his state visit to Singapore.
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Pope Francis attending an interfaith dialogue held at Catholic Junior College on Sept 13, 2024.
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The audience greeting Pope Francis at an interfaith dialogue held at the Catholic Junior College auditorium on Sept 13, 2024.
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Pope Francis receiving a warm welcome at Catholic Junior College on Sept 13, 2024.
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Ms Diana Tamonob, a domestic helper from Indonesia, arrived at Catholic Junior College at 6.45am on Sept 13, 2024, with a letter she wanted to pass to Pope Francis.
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Pope Francis leaving St Theresa's Home, where he met and blessed elderly residents on Sept 13, 2024.
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Pope Francis waving as he left St Theresa's Home, where he met and blessed elderly and sick residents on Sept 13, 2024.
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Pope Francis leaving after a visit to St Theresa's Home, a Catholic welfare nursing home in Singapore, on Sept 13, 2024.
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Pope Francis blessing elderly residents at St Theresa's Home on Sept 13, 2024.
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Pope Francis arriving at St Theresa's Home on Sept 13, 2024.
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Pope Francis greeting people as he left the St Francis Xavier Retreat Centre in Punggol on Sept 13, 2024.
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Pope Francis concluding the papal mass at the National Stadium on Sept 12, 2024.
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More than 50,000 people gathering for the papal mass at the National Stadium on Sept 12, 2024.
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Pope Francis blessing babies and children before the mass at the National Stadium on Sept 12, 2024.
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People looking on as Pope Francis took to the stage at the National Stadium on Sept 12, 2024.
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Members of the Catholic community who were unable to secure tickets to the papal mass, praying outside the National Stadium on Sept 12, 2024.
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Members of the Catholic community who were unable to secure a ticket for the papal mass, attempting to catch a glimpse of Pope Francis outside the National Stadium as he departs on Sept 12, 2024.
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Pope Francis and President Tharman Shanmugaratnam at the National University of Singapore’s University Cultural Centre on Sept 12, 2024.
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Pope Francis giving his speech at the University Cultural Centre at NUS on Sept 12, 2024.
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Guests and dignitaries at the NUS University Cultural Centre on Sept 12, 2024, as Pope Francis gives his state address.
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A crowd of onlookers outside Parliament House on Sept 12, 2024, where Pope Francis was slated to call on President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and later meet Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.
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Pope Francis and President Tharman Shanmugaratnam greeting each other at Parliament House on Sept 12, 2024.
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Pope Francis and President Tharman Shanmugaratnam at the welcome ceremony held at Parliament House on Sept 12, 2024.
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Pope Francis signing the visitor’s book during a welcome ceremony at Parliament House on Sept 12, 2024.
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Pope Francis with Prime Minister Lawrence Wong at Parliament House on Sept 12, 2024.
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Pope Francis was presented with a new orchid hybrid, named Dendrobium His Holiness Pope Francis, during the welcome ceremony at Parliament House on Sept 12, 2024.
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The ceremonial welcome for Pope Francis at Parliament House on Sept 12, 2024.
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Pope Francis greeting well-wishers on Sept 11, 2024, along Ponggol Seventeenth Avenue, near St Francis Xavier Retreat Centre, where he will be staying during his trip.
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A group of close friends gathered with other members of the public in Ponggol Seventeenth Avenue at around 2.45pm on Sept 11, 2024, hoping to welcome Pope Francis and catch a glimpse of him.
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Madam Amala Sudha Yednapalli Irudayam kissing her rosary beads in joy after being one of the lucky few who managed to touch Pope Francis on Sept 11, 2024.
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The crowd gathered along Ponggol Seventeeth Avenue on Sept 11, 2024, hoping to see Pope Francis.
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Pope Francis, the head of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, being greeted by members of the Catholic community at Changi’s Jurassic Mile after landing in Singapore on Sept 11, 2024.
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Pope Francis on a buggy heading towards Changi Jurassic Mile on Sept 11, 2024.
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Members of the Roman Catholic community walking along the Changi Airport Connector towards Jurassic Mile, where they hope to welcome Pope Francis when he arrives in Singapore on Sept 11, 2024.
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Members of the Roman Catholic community walking along the Changi Airport Connector towards Jurassic Mile, where they hope to welcome Pope Francis when he arrives in Singapore on Sept 11, 2024.
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A plane spotter trying to capture the arrival of the Aero Dili jetliner carrying Pope Francis and the papal entourage at Changi Beach Park on Sept 11, 2024.
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