Pope Francis visits Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, and Singapore from September 3 to 13, the longest trip of his pontificate
Pope Francis embarks on the longest trip of his pontificate as he visits Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, and Singapore from September 3 to 13.Reuters, a nation of some 600 islands in the Southwestern Pacific that has become a major target of international companies for its gas, gold, and other reserves.
In a speech to political authorities in the country, which is home to hundreds of tribal groups and more than 800 spoken languages, the 87-year-old Catholic pontiff also made a heartfelt appeal for an end to a spate of ethnic violence that has killed dozens in recent months.
His three-day Papua New Guinea leg is capped by an afternoon visit to Vanimo, a town of around 14,000 near the border with Indonesia. The town is inaccessible by road from much of the country and authorities have had to ship the Pope’s car by barge from the capital Port Moresby. Pope Francis is visiting Vanimo partly due to the presence of Argentinian missionary group the Institute of the Incarnate Word, which has a presence in the Vanimo diocese.Pope Francis left Indonesia on Friday morning, September 6, for Papua New Guinea, where the 87-year-old leader of the global Catholic Church will continue an ambitious
The Garuda Indonesia plane carrying the Pope and his entourage left Jakarta’s airport for the flight to Port Moresby, the Papua New Guinean capital, where he will stay for the next three nights.
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