Pope Francis is halfway through his longest, farthest, and most challenging tour of his pontificate. The wheelchair-bound octogenarian has travelled to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and East Timor, and is set to end his tour in Singapore.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to make history with his landmark visit to Brunei, marking the first-ever trip by an Indian Prime Minister to the Southeast Asian nation. This significant two-day visit, taking place at the invitation of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, aims to celebrate the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between India and Brunei and strengthen bilateral ties.
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Pope Francis celebrates a mass for hundreds of thousands of faithful in East Timor, rallying nearly half the population of the world's most Catholic country outside the Vatican in stifling tropical..
Indonesians welcome Pope Francis to Jakarta as he kicks off a 12-day tour of the Asia-Pacific region, with further stops planned in Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore. The 87-year-old will..
Francis will clock 32,814 kilometres by air during his Sept. 2-13 visit to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor, and Singapore, far surpassing any of his previous 44 foreign trips.
Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:11Published
Monday, 9 September 2024 ()
Pope Francis has arrived in East Timor as part of his longest overseas journey yet to four countries across Southeast Asia and Oceania.
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