East Timorese flock to seaside park for Pope Francis' Mass at site of John Paul II's historic visit

Tens of thousands of East Timorese are streaming toward a seaside park for Pope Francis’ big Mass. It's being held on the same field where St. John Paul II celebrated an historic liturgy in 1989 during East Timor’s fight for independence from Indonesian rule. John Paul’s visit helped draw international attention to the plight of the Timorese people and shine a spotlight on the oppressiveness of Indonesia’s military rule, during which as many as 200,000 people were killed over a quarter-century. Francis celebrates a Mass on the same site Tuesday.