Pope heads to Papua New Guinea after final Mass in Indonesia before an overflow crowd of 100,000
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Pope Francis wrapped up his visit to Indonesia on Friday after celebrating Mass before an overflow crowd of 100,000, a final celebration before heading to Papua New Guinea for the second leg of his 11-day journey through Southeast Asia and Oceania.
The 87-year-old pope had no official events Friday beyond a farewell ceremony and the six-hour flight to Port Moresby, giving him something of a break after a packed three-day program in Jakarta.
The visit culminated with a jubilant Mass on Thursday afternoon before a crowd that filled two sports stadiums and an overflowed into a parking lot.
"Don't tire of dreaming and of building a civilization of peace," Francis urged them in an ad-libbed homily. "Be builders of hope. Be builders of peace."