- Title: Pope Francis welcomed with great fanfare in Indonesia as he meets Jokowi
- Date: 4th September 2024
- Summary: VARIOUS OF POPE AND WIDODO ARRIVING FOR TALKS VARIOUS OF POPE AND WIDODO SEATED AT MEETING VARIOUS OF CAR CARRYING THE POPE LEAVING AS CHILDREN CHEER VARIOUS OF WIDODO GREETING CHILDREN
- Embargoed: 18th September 2024 08:13
- Keywords: Catholic Indonesia Joko Jokowi Pope Francis Vatican Widodo church visit
- Location: JAKARTA, INDONESIA
- City: JAKARTA, INDONESIA
- Country: Indonesia
- Topics: Asia / Pacific,Religion/Belief,Society/Social Issues
- Reuters ID: LVA004140704092024RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Pope Francis was greeted by adoring children dressed in traditional Indonesian attire before attending an official welcome ceremony at Jakarta’s Merdeka Presidential Palace on Wednesday (September 4).
The pontiff, who suffers from knee and back pain, was seated in a wheelchair as he left his car and met Indonesian President Joko Widodo outside the building.
The two leaders were saluted by an honour guard playing the Indonesian and Vatican anthems, before heading for a private meeting.
Wednesday marks Pope Francis' first working day of the trip to Southeast Asia and the Pacific, which will also include stops in Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore.
He is set to travel nearly 33,000 km (21,000 miles) on the 12 days of the tour, before he arrives back in Rome on Sept. 13.
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