Focus on the fate of Israel, its hostages in Gaza and the people of Gaza and south Lebanon means that little attention is being paid to other continuing crises around the world—Sudan, Haiti, Myanmar among them.

The people of Indonesia believe in gotong royong, literally, “joint bearing of burdens,” carrying something together, shoulder-to-shoulder. This ethos was lived to its fullest in the days of this holy visit.

Will he visit Argentina? Why didn’t he denounce the death penalty in Singapore? Is he satisfied with the results of the Vatican-China deal? Pope Francis answered these questions and more on the flight back to Rome.

On the final leg of his 12-day journey to the East, Pope Francis moved from three countries struggling with poverty to a world of opulence in Singapore, the world’s third-largest financial hub.

Veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell reports live from Dili, where Pope Francis continues his longest international visit to date: a two-week tour of Southeast Asia and Oceania.

Pope Francis is “popular among Catholics here, but may also be [seen as] influential among the general public, which sees him as an international leader for peace, harmony and equality,” Francis Lim, S.J., said.