The 87-year-old is making only the third papal visit to the nation of 12 million people, the vast majority of whom are Christian.
Pope Francis disembarked from his plane and was received by a military guard of honour and a brass band that played the Vatican anthem.
He had flown from Indonesia, where he delivered a message of religious unity in the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation.
He appeared fit and smiling during his three-day visit despite a hectic schedule and intense heat, presiding... Читать дальше...