SINGAPORE (AP) — 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 final leg of his tour through some of Asia's poorest countries in one of the world's richest.
Associated PressDENDROBIUM HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS – Chief Executive Officer of the Singapore's National Parks Board Hwang Yu-Ning presents Pope Francis with a 'Dendrobium His Holiness Pope Francis', a specially bred orchid variety named after him at the Parliament House in Singapore, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024.
There, Francis marveled at Singapore's modern skyscrapers"that seem to rise from the sea" and the government's commitment to providing public housing and quality education and health care to its people. But he urged authorities to beware of rewarding excellence at all costs, a reference to Singapore's highly competitive work and educational culture.
"These workers contribute a great deal to society and should be guaranteed a fair wage," Francis said.Singapore is the last stop of Francis' 11-day tour that is the longest and farthest of his papacy after earlier stops in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and East Timor.
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