In Punggol, Pope Francis welcomes well-wishers in the morning.

Bright and early on his second day in Singapore, Pope Francis greeted a group of roughly one hundred well-wishers in Punggol.

As early as 6:30 am, well-wishers flocked to Parliament House to catch a glimpse of the Holy See, who was in route to receive an official welcome alongside his Papal delegation.

Around 6:30 am, the first well-wisher who did not reside on the estate arrived, and some others arrived in private cars.

Cheers from the crowd

Just before 8:40 a.m., the motorcade passed by, amid cheers from the audience.

With the window down, the Pope was seated in the front passenger seat of a Hyundai Ioniq 5, and many people held out their cellphones to capture the moment.

He waved back to the throng, and they yelled, "Papa Francesco."

Those there probably thought their meeting with the head of the Vatican would be brief.

Nevertheless, the Pope's vehicle came to a stop less than half a kilometer after leaving Ponggol Seventeenth Avenue.

This caused the mob to swarm the car while the Pope's personal security detail and the police kept onlookers at bay.