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Inside the VaticanSeptember 12, 2024
Young adults welcome Pope Francis to a meeting with young people at a convention center in Dili, Timor-Leste, Sept. 11, 2024. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

Pope Francis continues his longest international visit to date: a two-week tour of Southeast Asia and Oceania. Veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell reports live from Dili, the capital city of Timor Leste, sharing insights into the pope’s historic visit to Papua New Guinea and Timor Leste—where nearly half of the country’s population gathered to celebrate Mass with him—and previews the final leg of the trip to Singapore.

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