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Pope in Asia and Oceania
- Oct 11, 2024
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Pope Francis is the leader of the Roman Catholic Church. He became the pope in 2013. Since then, he has visited many countries. The Vatican is the Roman Catholic Church’s headquarters and the pope's home. It is in Rome, Italy’s capital city. Pope Francis is 87 years old. He has had health problems. Now, he often uses a wheelchair. Yet, Pope Francis continues to visit other countries. His latest trip was to Asia and Oceania. It started on September 3 and ended on September 13. He visited Indonesia, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Timor-Leste, and Singapore.Indonesia is the world’s biggest Muslim nation. It has around eight million Catholics. Pope Francis met the Indonesian president and a Muslim leader. Almost 90,000 people attended the Catholic Church service or mass in Jakarta. From Indonesia, the pope flew to Port Moresby, PNG’s capital city. There, around 37,000 people gathered for the mass. In Timor-Leste, the pope led a mass at an open area. Around 600,000 people were there. Pope Francis’s final stop was Singapore. He met the president and the prime minister. He also went to the parliament. Pope Francis led the final mass of his trip. About 50,000 joined.
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