I cordially thank all those who worked to make my visit to #Singapore possible. I will keep you in my prayers, together with the peoples of the other countries I have met during this #ApostolicJourney. Please, remember to pray for me!

What breaks down walls and shortens distances are not so much words, ideals and theories, but friendship, meeting others and looking at each other face to face. #ApostolicJourney

In Mary, we see the Father’s Love manifested in one of the most beautiful and perfect ways. She reveals the tenderness of a mother, who understands and forgives everything and who never abandons us. #MostHolyNameOfMary

God Himself is at the root of our capacity to love and be loved. In His Father's heart, God has desired to bring us into existence and redeem us in a completely gratuitous way. #ApostolicJourney

If good things exist and endure in this world, it is only because so many times love has prevailed over hate, solidarity over indifference, generosity over selfishness. Nothing that lasts can exist or grow without love. #ApostolicJourney

God can accomplish great things for the good of all through those who remain humble and grateful. #ApostolicJourney

Evangelisation occurs when we have the courage to break the “shell” that often closes us in on ourselves. Let us leave behind a lazy and comfortable religiosity that only serves our personal needs. #ApostolicJourney

The Lord wants us to be responsible for one another (cf. Gen 4:9), not enemies. Every life is a sacred gift from God. Let us always remember: every life is a sacred gift from God! #ApostolicJourney

Let us not be afraid to make ourselves small before God and each other. May we give our lives, spend our time, and make sacrifices to help our brothers and sisters live better and be happy! #ApostolicJourney

Evangelisation occurs when we have the courage to break the “shell” that often closes us in on ourselves. Let us leave behind a lazy and comfortable religiosity that only serves our personal needs. #ApostolicJourney

All peripheries are at the centre of Christ’s heart. The Gospel is full of people and stories that are situated on the margins of existence, but all are called by Jesus to become protagonists of the hope He came to bring. #ApostolicJourney

I entrust Timor-Leste and all its people to the protection of Our Lady of Aitara. May she accompany and aid you always in your mission to build a free, democratic and united country, where no one feels excluded and everyone can live in peace and dignity.

I am happy to have spent these past few days in #PapuaNewGuinea, where the sea, mountains and tropical forests coexist. It is, above all, a young country inhabited by many young people! I bless you and accompany you with my prayers. #ApostolicJourney

Love is stronger than everything. The beauty of love can heal the world, because it finds its roots in God. #ApostolicJourney

Let us ask for the gift of peace for all people. We must say ‘no’ to rearmament and the exploitation of our common home! Instead, let us give our ‘yes’ to the encounter of peoples and cultures, and to humanity’s harmony with all creatures! #ApostolicJourney

Jesus conquers the hardness of our hearts. He helps us overcome our fears, opens our ears, and loosens our tongues. We can therefore rediscover our identity as beloved children of God and as brothers and sisters. #GospelOfToday #ApostolicJourney

The beauty of being present is not usually experienced on special occasions or in moments of success but rather in the faithfulness and love with which we strive to grow together every day. #ApostolicJourney

May the Kingdom of God find full acceptance in this land, so that all the peoples of Papua New Guinea, with the rich variety of their traditions, may live together in harmony and offer the world a sign of fraternity. #ApostolicJourney

A people who prays has a future, drawing strength and hope from on high. #ApostolicJourney

Thank you for the superb welcome that I have received. May God bless you and make you grow and persevere in peace and fraternal love! #ApostolicJourney #Indonesia

Our life of faith begins when we humbly welcome Jesus into the boat of our lives, make room for Him, listen to His Word and let ourselves be questioned, challenged and changed by it. #ApostolicJourney

By looking closely at what is happening in our lives and at the desire for fullness that dwells in the depths of our hearts, we discover that we are all brothers and sisters. We are all pilgrims on our way to God, beyond our differences. #ApostolicJourney

No two drops of water are alike, nor are two brothers or sisters, not even twins are completely identical. Living out fraternity means welcoming each other, recognizing each other as equal in diversity. #ApostolicJourney

Just as the ocean is the natural element uniting all Indonesian islands, the mutual respect for the specific characteristics of all the groups present in #Indonesia is the indispensable and unifying fabric that makes Indonesians a united and proud people. #ApostolicJourney

Harmony is achieved when we are committed not only to our own interests and vision, but to the good of all. #ApostolicJourney

Today I begin an Apostolic Journey to several countries in Asia and Oceania. Please pray that this journey may bear fruit.