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Pope Francis arrives in Indonesia to begin ambitious Asia-Pacific tour

2024.09.03 00:56

© Reuters. A view of the papal plane on the day Pope Francis arrives at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport during his apostolic visit to Asia, in Tangerang near Jakarta, Indonesia, September 3, 2024. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Pope Francis arrived on Tuesday in Indonesia, the first leg of an ambitious four-country Asia-Pacific tour in which he is expected to urge global action on climate change.

The 87-year-old pontiff landed at Jakarta’s Soekarno–Hatta airport on a chartered ITA airways flight also carrying his entourage and accompanying reporters. Francis will also visit East Timor, Singapore and Papua New Guinea over the next 10 days.



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