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View all search resultsFormer president Megawati Soekarnoputri is slated to meet Pope Francis on the sidelines of the the World Leaders’ Summit on Children’s Rights in the Vatican, which will mark their second meeting to date.
From sending blessings through telegrams to heads of state whose countries he passes over to riding in a car commonly used by regular Indonesians, Pope Francis has shown a display of humility during his visit to Jakarta, which Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas said should be an example for the people.
Various religious organizations in Indonesia welcome Pope Francis to Jakarta with messages of hope that the papal visit, the first in over three decades, will provide an example for interreligious harmony in the country and also the world.
With only five buses available to travel the Kupang-Dili route, calls are mounting for the government to assist the swaths of people hoping to complete the nine-hour long journey to see the head of the Catholic Church.
Catholic churches across the country are organizing enthusiastic congregations aspiring to attend a Mass set to be held at the Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) stadium in Central Jakarta on the third day of the Pope’s visit, on Sept. 5. Around 70,000 people are expected to attend the service.
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