Pope Francis heads to Singapore on final stop of Asia tour

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SINGAPORE: Pope Francis left East Timor for Singapore on Wednesday, the final leg of a grueling 12-day Asia-Pacific tour that has seen him fly from one of the world's poorest regions to one of its richest. The marathon four-country tour has already taken him to Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, but the 87-year-old pontiff appeared in good spirits throughout, despite concerns about his health. An official farewell ceremony was held at the airport in the capital Dili, where the pope's plane took off for the Southeast Asian city-state shortly after 12:25 p.m. local time (03:25 GMT).

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