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Pope Francis arrives in Indonesia to begin ambitious Asia-Pacific tour
2024.09.03 00:56
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.