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Pope Francis leads the holy mass at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, Pool)

Pope Francis leads the holy mass at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, Pool)

Pope Francis waves to the gathering as he leaves Jackson's International Airport in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Pope Francis waves to the gathering as he leaves Jackson's International Airport in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Pope Francis, left, is welcomed by Papua New Guinea's deputy Prime Minister John Rosso, right, and rear-Admiral Philip Polewara, center, as he arrives at Port Moresby's "Jackson" International Airport, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. As a second leg of his 11-day trip to Asia and Oceania Pope Francis's visit to Papua New Guinea will take him to a remote part of the South Pacific island nation where Christianity is a recent addition to traditional spiritual beliefs developed over millennia.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Francis, left, is welcomed by Papua New Guinea's deputy Prime Minister John Rosso, right, and rear-Admiral Philip Polewara, center, as he arrives at Port Moresby's "Jackson" International Airport, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. As a second leg of his 11-day trip to Asia and Oceania Pope Francis's visit to Papua New Guinea will take him to a remote part of the South Pacific island nation where Christianity is a recent addition to traditional spiritual beliefs developed over millennia.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Francis arrives to lead the holy mass at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, Pool)

Pope Francis arrives to lead the holy mass at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, Pool)

Papua New Guinea's deputy Prime Minister John Rosso, right, and rear-Admiral Philip Polewara, second from left, reach out to help Pope Francis keep his balance during a welcome ceremony at Port Moresby's "Jackson" International Airport, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. As a second leg of his 11-day trip to Asia and Oceania Pope Francis's visit to Papua New Guinea will take him to a remote part of the South Pacific island nation where Christianity is a recent addition to traditional spiritual beliefs developed over millennia.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Papua New Guinea's deputy Prime Minister John Rosso, right, and rear-Admiral Philip Polewara, second from left, reach out to help Pope Francis keep his balance during a welcome ceremony at Port Moresby's "Jackson" International Airport, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. As a second leg of his 11-day trip to Asia and Oceania Pope Francis's visit to Papua New Guinea will take him to a remote part of the South Pacific island nation where Christianity is a recent addition to traditional spiritual beliefs developed over millennia.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Francis leads the holy mass at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, Pool)

Pope Francis leads the holy mass at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, Pool)

Pope Francis is helped down a ramp at Jackson's International Airport in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Pope Francis is helped down a ramp at Jackson's International Airport in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Pope Francis and Papua New Guinea's Deputy Prime Minister John Rosso sit for a welcome of the Pope upon arrival at Jackson's International Airport in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Pope Francis and Papua New Guinea's Deputy Prime Minister John Rosso sit for a welcome of the Pope upon arrival at Jackson's International Airport in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Catholic faithful attend a holy mass led by Pope Francis at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, in Jakarta, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/Pool Photo via AP)

Catholic faithful attend a holy mass led by Pope Francis at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, in Jakarta, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/Pool Photo via AP)

Devotees carrying hand fans printed with portraits of Pope Francis wait outside the Indonesian Bishops' Conference Headquarters to welcome the pope before his arrival for a meeting, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/ Tatan Syuflana)

Devotees carrying hand fans printed with portraits of Pope Francis wait outside the Indonesian Bishops' Conference Headquarters to welcome the pope before his arrival for a meeting, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/ Tatan Syuflana)

Pope Francis, left, leads the holy mass at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, Pool)

Pope Francis, left, leads the holy mass at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, Pool)

Pope Francis presides over a memorial mass in the name of Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta for some 60 thousand faithful inside Jakarta's Gelora Bung Karno stadium, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. Francis traveled to Indonesia, at the start of an 11-day, four-nation trip to Asia and Oceania, to encourage Indonesia to combat religiously inspired violence and pledge the Catholic Church's commitment to greater fraternity. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Francis presides over a memorial mass in the name of Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta for some 60 thousand faithful inside Jakarta's Gelora Bung Karno stadium, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. Francis traveled to Indonesia, at the start of an 11-day, four-nation trip to Asia and Oceania, to encourage Indonesia to combat religiously inspired violence and pledge the Catholic Church's commitment to greater fraternity. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Francis leads the holy mass at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, Pool)

Pope Francis leads the holy mass at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, Pool)

A priest gives Holy Communion to the faithful during a holy mass led by Pope Francis at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, in Jakarta, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/Pool Photo via AP)

A priest gives Holy Communion to the faithful during a holy mass led by Pope Francis at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, in Jakarta, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/Pool Photo via AP)

Pope Francis arrives to lead the holy mass at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, Pool)

Pope Francis arrives to lead the holy mass at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, Pool)

A woman, center, wears a shirt with a photo of Pope Francis at a market ahead of his visit to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

A woman, center, wears a shirt with a photo of Pope Francis at a market ahead of his visit to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Catholic faithful attend a holy mass led by Pope Francis at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, in Jakarta, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/Pool Photo via AP)

Catholic faithful attend a holy mass led by Pope Francis at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, in Jakarta, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/Pool Photo via AP)

Pope Francis leads the holy mass at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, Pool)

Pope Francis leads the holy mass at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, Pool)

Pope Francis leads the holy mass at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, Pool)

Pope Francis leads the holy mass at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, Pool)

Pope Francis, right, and the Grand Imam of Istiqlal Mosque Nasaruddin Umar shakes hands during a family photo following an interreligious meeting with religious leaders at the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (Aditya Aji /Pool Photo via AP)

Pope Francis, right, and the Grand Imam of Istiqlal Mosque Nasaruddin Umar shakes hands during a family photo following an interreligious meeting with religious leaders at the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (Aditya Aji /Pool Photo via AP)

Pope Francis, right, kisses the right hand of the Grand Imam of Istiqlal Mosque Nasaruddin Umar after an interreligious meeting with religious leaders at the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (Aditya Aji /Pool Photo via AP)

Pope Francis, right, kisses the right hand of the Grand Imam of Istiqlal Mosque Nasaruddin Umar after an interreligious meeting with religious leaders at the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (Aditya Aji /Pool Photo via AP)

A priest gives Holy Communion to the faithful during a holy mass led by Pope Francis at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, in Jakarta, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/Pool Photo via AP)

A priest gives Holy Communion to the faithful during a holy mass led by Pope Francis at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, in Jakarta, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/Pool Photo via AP)

Catholic faithful attend a holy mass led by Pope Francis, shown on the screen, at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, in Jakarta, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/Pool Photo via AP)

Catholic faithful attend a holy mass led by Pope Francis, shown on the screen, at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, in Jakarta, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/Pool Photo via AP)

Pope Francis leads the holy mass at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, Pool)

Pope Francis leads the holy mass at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, Pool)

Pope Francis, left, is welcomed by rear-Admiral Philip Polewara as he arrives at Port Moresby's "Jackson" International Airport, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. As a second leg of his 11-day trip to Asia and Oceania Pope Francis's visit to Papua New Guinea will take him to a remote part of the South Pacific island nation where Christianity is a recent addition to traditional spiritual beliefs developed over millennia.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Francis, left, is welcomed by rear-Admiral Philip Polewara as he arrives at Port Moresby's "Jackson" International Airport, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. As a second leg of his 11-day trip to Asia and Oceania Pope Francis's visit to Papua New Guinea will take him to a remote part of the South Pacific island nation where Christianity is a recent addition to traditional spiritual beliefs developed over millennia.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

A woman waves to Pope Francis displayed on a screen as he arrives for a holy mass at the Galora Bung Karno Main Stadium in Jakarta, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/Pool Photo via AP)

A woman waves to Pope Francis displayed on a screen as he arrives for a holy mass at the Galora Bung Karno Main Stadium in Jakarta, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/Pool Photo via AP)

A girl reacts as Pope Francis arrives at Madya Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A girl reacts as Pope Francis arrives at Madya Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Pope Francis prepares to depart after leading a Holy Mass at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, in Jakarta, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (Adi Weda/Pool Photo via AP)

Pope Francis prepares to depart after leading a Holy Mass at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, in Jakarta, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (Adi Weda/Pool Photo via AP)

Pope Francis leaves the tarmac in a waiting car at Jackson's International Airport in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Pope Francis leaves the tarmac in a waiting car at Jackson's International Airport in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Pope Francis boards a waiting car at Jackson's International Airport in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Pope Francis boards a waiting car at Jackson's International Airport in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Pope Francis boards a waiting car at Jackson's International Airport in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Pope Francis boards a waiting car at Jackson's International Airport in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Pope Francis, right, kisses the right hand of the Grand Imam of Istiqlal Mosque Nasaruddin Umar after an interreligious meeting with religious leaders at the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (Aditya Aji /Pool Photo via AP)

Pope Francis, right, kisses the right hand of the Grand Imam of Istiqlal Mosque Nasaruddin Umar after an interreligious meeting with religious leaders at the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (Aditya Aji /Pool Photo via AP)