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  • Pope Francis seated on a wheelchair boards his plane heading to Indonesia on Septemper 2, 2024 at Rome's Fiumicino airport
  • Pope Francis flanked by his spokeperson Matteo Bruni, speaks to journalists aboard his flight bound to Jakarta, Indonesia, where he will start a 12-day visit to Asia, on September 2, 2024.
  • A welcome message is displayed on an electric billboard prior to the arrival of Pope Francis near the Vatican embassy in Jakarta
  • Pope Francis is greeted during his arrival at Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on September 3, 2024.
  • Pope Francis waves from a departing vehicle following his arrival at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta on September 3, 2024
  • Pope Francis waves from a departing vehicle following his arrival at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta on September 3, 2024
  • Pope Francis (C, in wheelchair) is welcomed during his arrival at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta on September 3, 2024.

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