Pope Francis has appealed to Catholics in Indonesia to engage with people from other faiths, in a message of religious unity at a stadium mass in the capital Jakarta. Nearly 80,000 worshippers greeted the 87-year-old pontiff at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium.
The pope also visited Southeast Asia's largest mosque, the Istiqlal Mosque in Indonesia . Religious unity has been the key theme of his three-day visit to the world's most populous Muslim-majority country. Meanwhile, preparations are underway in Papua New Guinea to welcome the pope tomorrow. Leong Wai Kit reports. The pope also visited Southeast Asia's largest mosque, the Istiqlal Mosque in Indonesia .
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