Pope Francis departs Rome for 12-day tour across Southeast Asia<br /><br />Pope Francis left Rome on Monday, September 2, for Jakarta, where the 87-year-old leader of the global Catholic Church will start an ambitious 12-day tour to four countries in Southeast Asia.<br /><br />The flight carrying the pope and his entourage left Fiumicino airport for an overnight flight of more than 13 hours to the Indonesian capital.<br /><br />The pope will be in Indonesia until Friday, September 6. He is then scheduled to visit Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore before returning to Rome on Sept. 13.<br /><br />The pontiff is set to travel nearly 33,000 km (20,500 miles) throughout the visit, and will headline more than 40 events.<br /><br />REUTERS VIDEO<br /><br />Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe <br /> <br />Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net <br /> <br />Follow us: <br />Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook <br />Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram <br />Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter <br />DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion <br /> <br />Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital <br /> <br />Check out our Podcasts: <br />Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify <br />Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts <br />Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic <br />Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer <br />Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein<br /> <br />#themanilatimes <br />#tmtnews <br />#popefrancis <br />#southeastasia
