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VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis will visit Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Papua New Guinea and Singapore in September, the Vatican announced Friday (April 12), confirming the longest trip of Francis’ papacy that is sure to test his health, stamina and mobility.

Pope Francis will visit Indonesia, the country with the world's largest Muslim-majority population, and three other Asian nations in September, the Vatican announced on Friday.

Pope Francis will travel to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and Singapore from September 2-13.

Pope Francis will take his first overseas trip of the year and the longest of his 11-year papacy, traveling to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and Singapore from Sept. 2-13, the Vatican said on Friday.The Asia and Oceania trip has been on the papal agenda for some time, but there had been d

The Asia and Oceania trip has been on the papal agenda for some time, but there had been doubts on whether the 87-year-old pontiff would embark on it given his increasing frailty

The Vatican has confirmed that Pope Francis will visit Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and Singapore from Sept. 2 to 13.

The Holy See has officially announced the long journey to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, and Singapore. Card Goh of Singapore hopes the pope will bring to his predominantly Chinese city, “renewed fervour to all Catholics [. . .], especially in these most challenging of times”. It will also be the first time a pontiff visits Dili since independence. For Card Carmo da Silva, the Holy Father comes to “strengthen Timor-Leste’s Church in the faith and love of Christ...

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Pope Francis to visit Singapore from September 11 to 13 as part of Asian trip.

The Timor-Leste government reported to the World Health Organization on 22 March 2024 its first confirmed fatal human case of rabies. The country is currently classified as rabies-free. The case, from Pasabe Sub-Region, Oecusse, with a history of dog bite on 26 December 2023, went to a local health center on 20 March and died