JAKARTA&nbsp;— Pope Francis arrived on Tuesday (Sept 3) in Indonesia, the first leg of an ambitious four-country Asia-Pacific tour in which he is expected to urge global action on climate change.

The 87-year-old pontiff landed at Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta airport on a chartered ITA airways flight also carrying his entourage and accompanying reporters. Francis will also visit East Timor, Singapore and Papua New Guinea over the next 10 days.
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Indonesia's religious affairs minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas walks alongside Pope Francis at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport during the Pope's apostolic visit to Asia, in Tangerang near Jakarta, Indonesia, Sept 3, 2024. 

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JAKARTA — Pope Francis arrived on Tuesday (Sept 3) in Indonesia, the first leg of an ambitious four-country Asia-Pacific tour in which he is expected to urge global action on climate change. The 87-year-old pontiff landed at Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta airport on a chartered ITA airways flight also carrying his entourage and accompanying reporters. Francis will also visit East Timor, Singapore...

Pope Francis arrives in Indonesia to begin ambitious Asia-Pacific tour