Marvelling Singapore's skyscrapers, Pope bats for fair wages for migrants

POPE Francis on Thursday praised Singapore’s economic strength as a testament to human ingenuity but urged the city-state to look after the weakest, too, especially foreign workers, as he opened the final leg of his tour through some of Asia’s poorest countries in one of the world’s richest.

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Francis marveled at Singapore’s modern skyscrapers “that seem to rise from the sea” in both his opening speech to the city-state’s leaders and again in the afternoon, when he celebrated Mass before an estimated 50,000 people at Singapore’s national stadium.

“The most beautiful building, the most precious treasure, the most profitable investment in God’s eyes, is ourselves,” he said.