Pope Francis departed Singapore on Friday - wrapping up his tour through Southeast Asia and Oceania, where he visited four countries and preached a message of religious tolerance and inclusivity.
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00:00Pope Francis departed one of the most religiously diverse countries in the world to end the
00:07longest trip of his career through Southeast Asia and Oceania.
00:13Wrapping up his visit to Singapore, the head of the Catholic Church praised the country's
00:18tradition of interfaith and closed his four-nation trip with the same message of religious tolerance
00:24that he delivered at the start.
00:28Before departing, he met with a group of young people and talked about the need for different
00:33faiths to engage in constructive dialogue rather than insist on the righteousness of
00:38their beliefs.
00:41The purpose of his trip was to emphasize outreach and religious inclusivity, at one point visiting
00:46Indonesia's largest mosque and signing a declaration on religious harmony with its
00:51grand imam.
00:53The Pope's 11-day journey also took him to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste
00:58before Singapore.
01:02Francis' trip was one of the longest papal voyages ever, both in terms of days on the
01:06road and distances travelled.