Pope Francis arrives in Indonesia

Pontiff starts tour of Asia and Oceania

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Sep 03 2024
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Pope Francis arrives in Indone

Pope Francis arrived in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Tuesday after a 13-hour flight from Rome to start a 12-day trip to Asia and Oceania that will also take in Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore..
    It is the 45th trip of Francis' pontificate and the longest and it will bring to 65 the number of countries he has visited.
    The 87-year-old will spent three nights in majority-Muslim Indonesia, where Catholics make up about 3% population.
    The pope will rest on Tuesday and meet Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday.