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On the final leg of his tour of Southeast Asia and Oceania, Pope Francis asked leaders in Singapore to pay special attention to the poor and the elderly, as well as to protecting migrant workers, “who contribute a great deal to society and should be guaranteed a fair wage.

SINGAPORE: Singapore has inaugurated an emergency medical team that can provide rapid support during both local and international emergencies. The Singapore Emergency Medical Team (SGEMT) will enable the country to play a greater role in disaster relief efforts around the region and globally,

Pope Francis landed Wednesday in Singapore, a city-state with about 176,000 Catholics. At Mass with approximately 50,000 Catholics in Singapore on Thursday, Pope Francis recalled the example of the great missionary to Asia, St. Francis Xavier, who responded with enthusiasm to the call to spread God’s love.

The next time a major earthquake or cyclone hits the region, Singapore will be able to deploy an emergency medical team (EMT) certified by the World Health Organisation (WHO) within 72 hours, reflecting the Republic’s strengthened humanitarian and disaster response capabilities.

Singapore's president and government officials have welcomed Pope Francis on the final leg of his trip through Asia and Oceania, as he praised the country's economic strength but urged that the weakest be cared for too. He is expected to spend two days in ...

Pope Francis met with Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong Thursday as part of the final leg of his trip through Asia.

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Pope Francis on Thursday praised Singapore’s economic strength as a testament to human ingenuity but urged the city-state to look after the weakest, too, especially foreign workers, as he opened the ...

Pope Francis on Thursday urged political leaders in Singapore, a leading global financial hub, to seek fair wages for the country's million-plus lower-paid foreign workers. In likely the last major ...

Singapore's grandest arena, which has hosted Taylor Swift and Madonna, is getting ready to welcome an arguably bigger icon - Pope Francis. The pontiff will celebrate Mass with 50,000 people at the National Stadium on Thursday evening,

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Pope Francis is heading to Singapore for the final leg of his Asian trip. Francis ended his visit to East Timor with a rally Wednesday morning of young people who make up the majority of the country's ...

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Francis is only the second pope to visit the city-state, which has about 210,000 Catholics among its 5.92 million people.

Pope Francis arrived in Singapore on Wednesday afternoon from East Timor, where he is expected to focus on inter-faith dialogue and reinforce the Catholic Church's presence in a region where it is a small minority.