US EditionPope Francis’ Mass in East Timor draws 600,000 people, nearly half the population
- Pope Francis held a Mass in East Timor, attracting an estimated 600,000 attendees, nearly half the country's population, as reported by AP.
- Government officials noted 300,000 registered to attend, while President Jose Ramos-Horta anticipated up to 700,000 participants.
- The event affected local telecom services, as one company warned customers about reduced signal due to the large crowd.
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Exciting review of the apostolic journey between young Churches and other faiths (ANSA)
On Wednesday, Pope Francis arrived in Singapore, the last stop of his 12-day, four-country tour of Southeast Asia and Oceania, where he is scheduled to meet political leaders and Jesuit priests of the city-state, as well as present a Mass to the Catholic faithful.
Pope Francis, 87, arrived in Singapore on Wednesday, September 11, for a 48-hour visit. It is the fourth and final stop on his marathon tour in Southeast Asia and Oceania.
While the whole country still has in its eyes the more than 600 thousand people at yesterday's Mass, this morning - at the last appointment in East Timor - Francis met young people, inviting them to “make noise” to build the future without letting themselves be overcome by individualism. Then the departure for Singapore where the pontiff arrived in the early afternoon.
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