This week, Pope Francis embarked on the longest journey of his pontificate: A two-week trip across Southeast Asia and Oceania. In the season premiere of ‘Inside the Vatican,’ veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell reports from Jakarta, Indonesia, on how the visit is progressing and what lies ahead as the pope travels to Papua New Guinea, Timor Leste, and Singapore.
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Links for further reading:
- A brief history of the Catholic Church in Indonesia
- The Vatican’s only Indonesian official expects a warm welcome for Pope Francis—from Catholics and Muslims
- Pope Francis begins the longest trip of his papacy yet despite age and mobility issues
- Pope Francis in Indonesia: Caring for the poor ‘doesn’t mean being a communist’
- Jakarta’s Grand Imam ‘very much hopes’ Pope Francis will enter Istiqlal Mosque, the largest in Southeast Asia
- At a mosque in Indonesia, Pope Francis and the Grand Imam reach another milestone in Catholic-Muslim dialogue
