Pope Francis speaks at the Dili Convention Center in East Timor, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Before departing East Timor yesterday, Pope …

Pope Francis during Mass at the Esplanade of Taci Tolu in Dili, Timor-Leste, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA An estimated 600,000 Catholics …

Pope Francis blesses children at the Irmas Alma School in Timor-Leste on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024 | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA On the second day of …

Sisters listening to Pope Francis speaking at the meeting with bishops, priests, deacons, consecrated persons, seminarians and catechists in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception …

Pope Francis East Timor Pope Francis meets with East Timor’s President José Manuel Ramos-Horta, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and a prominent figure in East …

Pope Francis greets the crowd at Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Pope …

Local Catholics gather to meet Pope Francis in Vanimo, Papua New Guinea, Sept. 8, 2024 | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Pope Francis today encouraged Catholics in …

Pope Francis celebrates Mass at Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Sept. 8, 2024. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Pope Francis presided …

Pope Francis is welcomed in Papua New Guinea on Sept. 6, 2024. | Credit: Vatican Media Pope Francis touched down in Papua New Guinea on …

Pope Francis celebrates a Papal Mass at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA More than 100,000 …

Pope Francis at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Jakarta on Sept. 4, 2024, speaking with bishops, priest, religious, seminarians and catechists …

Pope Francis on arrival in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, Sep. 3, 2024. PFAO Pope Francis on arrival in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, Sep. …

Speaking to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the Sunday Angelus prayer on Sept. 1, 2024, the pope called for peace in the Holy …