Pope Francis arrives in Indonesia as he begins 4-nation Asia trip

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Covering about 32,000km (almost 20,000 miles), the tour – the longest and farthest of his 11 years leading the worldwide Catholic church – will test Francis’s increasingly fragile health.
Guardian
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Indonesia is the first stop on a grueling tour for the 87-year-old that will also take him to Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore.
Newsweek
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The 12-day tour will test the pontiff's increasingly fragile health, but he is often energized by being among his flock, and he emerged from the 13-hour flight smiling and waving.
Hürriyet Daily News
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At around 12:26 p.m. local time, Pope Francis and his entourage arrived at the Vatican Embassy to take a rest before continuing the agenda on Wednesday (September 4).
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