The 87-year-old landed in Jakarta on Tuesday (Sep 3), where he is set to hold an interfaith meeting and lead mass at the Gelora Bung Karno stadium complex.
The 87-year-old landed in Jakarta on Tuesday , where he is set to hold an interfaith meeting and lead mass at the Gelora Bung Karno stadium complex.
Among the highlights of his four-day stay in the Indonesian capital Jakarta will be a visit to Istiqlal Mosque – the largest mosque in Southeast Asia – where he will hold an interfaith dialogue with leaders of various religions. The pope’s visit will be a “breath of fresh air for all religious communities in Indonesia”, said Ulil Abshar Abdalla, chairman of the executive board of Nahdlatul Ulama – the country’s largest Islamic organisation with more than 80 million members.
Thomas Ulun Ismoyo, spokesperson for the Pope Francis Visitation Committee in Jakarta, also noted that the pope’s visit “shows the importance or significance of Indonesia before the eyes of the Vatican”. The two places of worship are connected by a tunnel, which is considered to be a testament to the moderate approach in the Muslim-majority country.
Pope Francis’ current trip was originally planned for 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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