{"id":9861,"date":"2024-09-12T02:20:57","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T02:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/learn\/catholic-church-is-in-the-midst-of-a-growth-spurt-in-singapore\/"},"modified":"2024-09-12T02:20:57","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T02:20:57","slug":"catholic-church-is-in-the-midst-of-a-growth-spurt-in-singapore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ru\/learn\/catholic-church-is-in-the-midst-of-a-growth-spurt-in-singapore\/","title":{"rendered":"\u041a\u0430\u0442\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f \u0446\u0435\u0440\u043a\u043e\u0432\u044c \u0432 \u0421\u0438\u043d\u0433\u0430\u043f\u0443\u0440\u0435 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0436\u0438\u0432\u0430\u0435\u0442 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0438\u043e\u0434 \u0431\u0443\u0440\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0440\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>[ad_1] Singaporeans welcoming Pope Francis to their country on Sept. 11, 2024. \/ Credit: Vatican Media Madrid, Spain, Sep 11, 2024 \/ 15:02 pm (CNA). Despite the strong presence of Buddhism, Catholicism is the religion that is growing the most in Singapore, the last country that Pope Francis will visit on his extensive tour of Asia and Oceania.The origin of the Catholic Church in Singapore, the Southeast Asian country the Holy Father is currently visiting, is closely linked to the\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ru\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ru\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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Despite the strong presence of Buddhism, Catholicism is the religion that is growing the most in Singapore, the last country that Pope Francis will visit on his extensive tour of Asia and Oceania.The origin of the Catholic Church in Singapore, the Southeast Asian country the Holy Father is currently visiting, is closely linked to the\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9862,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-9861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":35744,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ru\/learn\/how-pope-francis-shaped-the-college-of-cardinals\/","url_meta":{"origin":9861,"position":0},"title":"How Pope Francis shaped the College of Cardinals","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"4 \u043c\u0430\u044f, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] Cardinals participate in the fifth Novendiales Mass for Pope Francis on April 30, 2025, in St. Peter\u2019s Basilica at the Vatican. \/ Credit: Daniel Iba\u00c3\u00b1ez\/CNA Vatican City, May 4, 2025 \/ 09:00 am (CNA). 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Francis Xavier was born during 1506 in the Kingdom of Navarre, a region now divided between Spain and France. His mother was an esteemed heiress, and his father an adviser to King John III. 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