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JAKARTA — Pope Francis arrived in Muslim-majority Indonesia on Tuesday to kick off a four-nation tour of the Asia-Pacific that will be the longest and farthest of the 87-year-old's papacy.

JAKARTA — Pope Francis arrived in Muslim-majority Indonesia on Tuesday to kick off a four-nation tour of the Asia-Pacific that will be the longest and farthest of the 87-year-old's papacy.The head of the world's 1.3 billion Catholics touched down in Jakarta for a three-day visit devoted to inter-religious ties, and will then travel to Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore.

It is linked via a 'tunnel of friendship' to the cathedral across the road, where Christians in recent days have been taking selfies with a life-sized cutout of the pope.He will then host a mass and deliver a sermon at Indonesia's 80,000-seater national football stadium.Pope Francis is welcomed during his arrival at Soekarno–Hatta International Airport in Jakarta on September 3, 2024.

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