Pope bids farewell to Indonesians - 'make noise'

Thanks population for welcome

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Sep 05 2024
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Pope bids farewell to Indonesi

Pope Francis on Thursday wrapped up his three-day visit to Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation, which opened his four-country tour of South-East Asia and Oceania, by urging the population to "make noise".
    "My visit with you is ending and I want to express my joyous gratitude for the exquisite welcome I was given", the pontiff said after a mass celebrated at Jakarta's stadium.
    He thanked the Indonesian president Joko Widodo, who was present, authorities and security forces as well as "the entire Indonesian population", urging them to "make noise".
    The pontiff is scheduled to leave the country on Friday to travel to Papua New Guinea, the second lef of his long tour of South-East Asia and Oceania.