MFA Press Statement: Visit of the Secretary of State of the Holy See, His Eminence Cardinal Pietro Parolin, 15 to 17 August 2015

    The Secretary of State of the Holy See, His Eminence Cardinal Pietro Parolin, will visit Singapore from 15 to 17 August 2015.  The Secretary of State is the second most senior leader in the Holy See after the Pope.

    On 17 August 2015, Cardinal Parolin will call on President Tony Tan Keng Yam, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and be hosted to lunch by Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Law K Shanmugam.  Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Manpower Hawazi Daipi will attend a dinner on the same day hosted by the Apostolic Nunciature of Singapore in honour of Cardinal Parolin.  In addition, Cardinal Parolin will visit the Singapore Botanic Gardens.  While in Singapore, Cardinal Parolin will also have various engagements with the Catholic community.

    Cardinal Parolin’s visit reaffirms the close ties between the Holy See and Singapore.  The last high-level visit from the Holy See was by then-Secretary for Relations with States Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo in June 2005.  The late Pope John Paul II visited Singapore in November 1986.

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

SINGAPORE

14 AUGUST 2015