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Pope Francis arrives in the capital of Timor-Leste, Dili, starting the third stage of his Apostolic Journey to Asia and Oceania, and is welcomed to the country by thousands of cheering people.After concluding his four-day visit to Papua New Guinea, Pope Francis travelled on Monday to Timor-Leste, the only nation on his itinerary where Catholics are an overwhelming majority. at 2:20 pm local time after a three-and-a-half-hour flight from Port Moresby.
Waiting on the tarmac were Timorese President José Manuel Ramos-Horta and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao, along with delegations and 14 people in traditional attire representing the 14 municipalities of the country. Two girls offered the Pope a traditional Timorese scarf, which they put around his neck.
As he travelled to the Nunciature, crowds of people aligned the roads cheering him on and waving Vatican white and yellow flags.Pope Francis is the second Pontiff to visit Timor-Leste, after St. John Paul II, who travelled there on 12 October 1989 during the Indonesian occupation, and the first one since this semi-island Asian nation gained independence from Indonesia in 2002.
The central theme of the visit, “May your faith be your culture”, underscores the ongoing importance of the Catholic faith for the Timorese people, who were actively supported by the Church during their struggle for freedom from the Indonesian rule., in Dili on 10 September, which is expected to be attended by some 700,000 people, including from neighbouring Indonesia and from Australia.
During his intense visit, running until 11 September, he will also make a special visit to children with disabilities, address the local clergy, meet his fellow Jesuits, and on the final day encounter some 4,000 Timorese young people.
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