Pope Francis addresses Singapore's President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, right, and the audience during a meeting with the authorities, civil society and the diplomatic corps in the theatre of the Cultural Centre of the National University of Singapore, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. Pope Francis flew to Singapore on Wednesday for the final leg of his trip through Asia, arriving in one of the world's richest countries from one of its poorest after a record-setting final Mass in East Timor. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)