Pope wraps up Southeast Asia and Oceania trip, the longest of his tenure

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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.

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