His rooms in Singapore revealed a man with simple wants and a taste for gelato.
Vestments worn by Pope Francis on Sept 12 and a booklet he thumbed the next day will be archived by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Singapore.and a booklet he thumbed the next day are among the items that will be archived by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Singapore.
The full inventory is being assessed by a pair of archivists at the chancery – the record-keeping arm of the church. The Pope was housed in a converted meeting room on the first floor of the former seminary, where the quiet is disturbed only by the drone of passing military planes. His quarters lay behind sliding doors with metal grilles, not unlike those common to public housing blocks.
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