Pope opens Asia odyssey with stop in Indonesia to rally Catholics, hail religious freedom tradition
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Pope Francis, left, and Indonesian President Joko Widodo attend a meeting with Indonesian authorities, civil society and the diplomatic corps, during his apostolic visit to Asia, at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (Willy Kurniawan/Pool Photo via AP)Pope Francis, left, talks with Indonesian President Joko Widodo, right, at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, Pool)Participants in traditional attire and uniformed personnel stand in formation ahead of the ceremonial welcome for Pope Francis at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (Bay Ismoyo/Pool Photo via AP)Participants in traditional attire and uniformed personnel stand in formation ahead of the ceremonial welcome for Pope Francis at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (Bay Ismoyo/Pool Photo via AP)A nun wears a crucifix and a badge showing Pope Francis as she waits for the Pope's arrival in the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, the capital's main Catholic cathedral, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)Pope Francis, foreground right, and Indonesian President Joko Widodo, left, meet people after attending a meeting with Indonesian authorities, civil society and the diplomatic corps, during his apostolic visit to Asia, at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (Willy Kurniawan/Pool Photo via AP)Pope Francis attends a meeting with Indonesian authorities, civil society and the diplomatic corps, during his apostolic visit to Asia, at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (Willy Kurniawan/Pool Photo via AP)Pope Francis, left, delivers his address as Indonesian President Joko Widodo looks on during a meeting with Indonesian authorities, civil society and the diplomatic corps, during his apostolic visit to Asia, at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (Willy Kurniawan/Pool Photo via AP)Pope Francis and Indonesian President Joko Widodo, right, attend a meeting with Indonesian authorities and Ambassadors at Istana Merdeka Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Pope Francis is opening his visit to Indonesia with a meeting at the presidential palace where he is expected to press his hopes for continued interfaith harmony in a country with a tiny Catholic minority and the world's largest Muslim population.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)Pope Francis, center, speaks to members of the Catholic community at the Jakarta Cathedral in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (Yasuyoshi Chiba /Pool Photo via AP)Nuns wait for the arrival of Pope Francis at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Jakarta Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/Pool Photo via AP)Indonesian President Joko Widodo, right, receives Pope Francis, helped on a wheelchair by assistant Piergiorgio Zanetti, at Istana Merdeka Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Pope Francis is opening his visit to Indonesia with a packed first day Wednesday, meeting political and religious leaders and setting a rigorous pace for an 11-day, four-nation trip through tropical Asia and Oceania that will test his stamina and health. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)Nuns pray before the arrival of Pope Francis at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, Pool)Pope Francis attends a meeting with Catholic priests, nuns and seminarians inside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Jakarta, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Pope Francis urged Indonesia to live up to its promise of "harmony in diversity" and fight religious intolerance on Wednesday, as he set a rigorous pace for an 11-day, four-nation trip through tropical Southeast Asia and Oceania that will test his stamina and health. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)Nuns arrive for a meeting with Pope Francis in the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, the capital's main Catholic cathedral, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)Pope Francis is greeted by faithful as he arrives at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Jakarta, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Pope Francis urged Indonesia to live up to its promise of "harmony in diversity" and fight religious intolerance on Wednesday, as he set a rigorous pace for an 11-day, four-nation trip through tropical Southeast Asia and Oceania that will test his stamina and health. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)Pope Francis is greeted by faithful as he arrives at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Jakarta, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Pope Francis urged Indonesia to live up to its promise of "harmony in diversity" and fight religious intolerance on Wednesday, as he set a rigorous pace for an 11-day, four-nation trip through tropical Southeast Asia and Oceania that will test his stamina and health. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)Nuns wait for the arrival of Pope Francis inside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Jakarta, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Francis had a packed first full day in Indonesia, meeting with outgoing President Joko Widodo and other Indonesian authorities at the presidential palace and then greeting Catholic priests, nuns and seminarians at Jakarta's main cathedral in the afternoon. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)Nuns wait for the arrival of Pope Francis at the Jakarta Cathedral in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (Yasuyoshi Chiba /Pool Photo via AP)Pope Francis is greeted by faithful as he arrives at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Jakarta, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Pope Francis urged Indonesia to live up to its promise of "harmony in diversity" and fight religious intolerance on Wednesday, as he set a rigorous pace for an 11-day, four-nation trip through tropical Southeast Asia and Oceania that will test his stamina and health. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)Pope Francis, left, and Indonesian President Joko Widodo attend a meeting with Indonesian authorities, civil society and the diplomatic corps, during his apostolic visit to Asia, at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (Willy Kurniawan/Pool Photo via AP)Pope Francis, top centre left, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, top centre right, and Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto, top second right, review honor guards during a welcome ceremony at the Istana Merdeka Presidential Palace in Jakarta Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (Adi Weda/Pool Photo via AP)Pope Francis drinks water as he attends a meeting with Indonesian authorities, civil society and the diplomatic corps, during his apostolic visit to Asia, at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (Willy Kurniawan/Pool Photo via AP)Nuns wait for the arrival of Pope Francis at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Jakarta Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/Pool Photo via AP)Nuns wait for the arrival of Pope Francis at the Jakarta Cathedral in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (Yasuyoshi Chiba /Pool Photo via AP)Indonesian President Joko Widodo, right, receives Pope Francis, center, at Istana Merdeka Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Pope Francis is opening his visit to Indonesia with a packed first day Wednesday, meeting political and religious leaders and setting a rigorous pace for an 11-day, four-nation trip through tropical Asia and Oceania that will test his stamina and health. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)Pope Francis, left, and Indonesian President Joko Widodo attend a welcome ceremony at the Istana Merdeka Presidential Palace in Jakarta Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (Adi Weda/Pool Photo via AP)
Pope Francis, left, and Indonesian President Joko Widodo attend a meeting with Indonesian authorities, civil society and the diplomatic corps, during his apostolic visit to Asia, at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (Willy Kurniawan/Pool Photo via AP)