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Pope Francis greets during the meeting with young people in Centro de Convencoes in Dili, East Timor, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

Pope Francis greets during the meeting with young people in Centro de Convencoes in Dili, East Timor, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

Pope Francis greets before the meeting with young people in Centro de Convencoes in Dili, East Timor, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

Pope Francis greets before the meeting with young people in Centro de Convencoes in Dili, East Timor, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

Faithful wait for Pope Francis near Centro de Convencoes in Dili, East Timor, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

Faithful wait for Pope Francis near Centro de Convencoes in Dili, East Timor, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

Airport staff wave to an airplane which Pope Francis aboard at Nicolau Lobato International Airport in Dili, East Timor, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Airport staff wave to an airplane which Pope Francis aboard at Nicolau Lobato International Airport in Dili, East Timor, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Pope Francis looks at traditional dancers as he arrives at the Centro de Convenções in Díli, East Timor, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, for a meeting with young people. The Vatican says some 600,000 people have attended Pope Francis' Mass in East Timor, or nearly half the country's population, on Tuesday on the same field where St. John Paul II prayed in 1989 during the nation's fight for independence from Indonesia. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Francis looks at traditional dancers as he arrives at the Centro de Convenções in Díli, East Timor, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, for a meeting with young people. The Vatican says some 600,000 people have attended Pope Francis' Mass in East Timor, or nearly half the country's population, on Tuesday on the same field where St. John Paul II prayed in 1989 during the nation's fight for independence from Indonesia. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Francis greets people in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Pope Francis greets people in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Pope Francis attends the Holy Mass at the Esplanade of Taci Tolu during his apostolic trip to Asia, in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (Willy Kurniawan/Pool Photo via AP)

Pope Francis attends the Holy Mass at the Esplanade of Taci Tolu during his apostolic trip to Asia, in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (Willy Kurniawan/Pool Photo via AP)

Pope Francis waves from the popemobile as he tours the crowd of faithful at the end of a mass at the seaside park of Tasitolu, 8 kilometers west of Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (Alessandro Di Meo/pool via AP)

Pope Francis waves from the popemobile as he tours the crowd of faithful at the end of a mass at the seaside park of Tasitolu, 8 kilometers west of Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (Alessandro Di Meo/pool via AP)

Pope Francis leaves after leading a holy mass at Tasitolu park in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

Pope Francis leaves after leading a holy mass at Tasitolu park in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

People wait for Pope Francis to arrive at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

People wait for Pope Francis to arrive at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

Pope Francis arrives at the 'Irmas ALMA' (Sisters of the Association of Lay Missionaries) School for Children with Disabilities in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. Pope Francis has indirectly acknowledged the abuse scandal in East Timor involving its Nobel Peace Prize-winning independence hero Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo. "Let us also not forget that these children and adolescents have their dignity violated," Francis said. "In response, we are all called to do everything possible to prevent every kind of abuse and guarantee a healthy and peaceful childhood for all young people." (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Francis arrives at the 'Irmas ALMA' (Sisters of the Association of Lay Missionaries) School for Children with Disabilities in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. Pope Francis has indirectly acknowledged the abuse scandal in East Timor involving its Nobel Peace Prize-winning independence hero Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo. "Let us also not forget that these children and adolescents have their dignity violated," Francis said. "In response, we are all called to do everything possible to prevent every kind of abuse and guarantee a healthy and peaceful childhood for all young people." (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

A faithful attends the holy mass lead by Pope Francis at Tasitolu park in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, Pool)

A faithful attends the holy mass lead by Pope Francis at Tasitolu park in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, Pool)

Pope Francis leads the holy mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Pope Francis leads the holy mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Pope Francis attends the meeting with young people in Centro de Convencoes in Dili, East Timor, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

Pope Francis attends the meeting with young people in Centro de Convencoes in Dili, East Timor, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

Archbishop of Dili Cardinal Virgilio do Carmo da Silva, left, welcomes Pope Francis as he arrives to preside over a mass in Tasitolu, some 8 kilometers west of Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. Pope Francis presides over a mass in a seaside park on the same field where St. John Paul II celebrated a historic liturgy during East Timor's fight for independence from Indonesian rule. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Archbishop of Dili Cardinal Virgilio do Carmo da Silva, left, welcomes Pope Francis as he arrives to preside over a mass in Tasitolu, some 8 kilometers west of Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. Pope Francis presides over a mass in a seaside park on the same field where St. John Paul II celebrated a historic liturgy during East Timor's fight for independence from Indonesian rule. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

East Timorese crowd Tacitolu park for Pope Francis' Mass in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

East Timorese crowd Tacitolu park for Pope Francis' Mass in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

Pope Francis gestures as he leaves after leading a holy mass at Tasitolu park in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, Pool)

Pope Francis gestures as he leaves after leading a holy mass at Tasitolu park in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, Pool)

Pope Francis leaves after leading a holy mass at Tasitolu park in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, Pool)

Pope Francis leaves after leading a holy mass at Tasitolu park in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, Pool)

Faithful react during the holy mass lead by Pope Francis at Tasitolu park in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, Pool)

Faithful react during the holy mass lead by Pope Francis at Tasitolu park in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, Pool)

Pope Francis and East Timor's President José Manuel Ramos-Horta, right, attend a welcome ceremony outside the Presidential Palace in Dili, East Timor, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. Pope Francis arrived in East Timor on Monday to encourage its recovery from a bloody and traumatic past and celebrate its development after two decades of independence from Indonesian rule. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Francis and East Timor's President José Manuel Ramos-Horta, right, attend a welcome ceremony outside the Presidential Palace in Dili, East Timor, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. Pope Francis arrived in East Timor on Monday to encourage its recovery from a bloody and traumatic past and celebrate its development after two decades of independence from Indonesian rule. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Francis arrives at Dili's Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport, East Timor, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. Pope Francis arrived in East Timor on Monday to encourage its recovery from a bloody and traumatic past and celebrate its development after two decades of independence from Indonesian rule. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Francis arrives at Dili's Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport, East Timor, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. Pope Francis arrived in East Timor on Monday to encourage its recovery from a bloody and traumatic past and celebrate its development after two decades of independence from Indonesian rule. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Francis is helped by East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta to get up from his wheelchair during the welcome ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Dili, East Timor, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, Pool)

Pope Francis is helped by East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta to get up from his wheelchair during the welcome ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Dili, East Timor, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, Pool)

People wait for Pope Francis visiting to children with disabilities of the Irmas Alma School in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

People wait for Pope Francis visiting to children with disabilities of the Irmas Alma School in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

People try to film Pope Francis with their mobile phone through a fence in Dili, East Timor, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

People try to film Pope Francis with their mobile phone through a fence in Dili, East Timor, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Pope Francis waves from his car as he arrives at the Presidential Palace for a welcome ceremony with President José Manuel Ramos-Horta in Dili, East Timor, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. Pope Francis arrived in East Timor on Monday to encourage its recovery from a bloody and traumatic past and celebrate its development after two decades of independence from Indonesian rule. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Francis waves from his car as he arrives at the Presidential Palace for a welcome ceremony with President José Manuel Ramos-Horta in Dili, East Timor, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. Pope Francis arrived in East Timor on Monday to encourage its recovery from a bloody and traumatic past and celebrate its development after two decades of independence from Indonesian rule. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Francis with Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle Vatican Pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, left, attends a welcome ceremony outside the Presidential Palace in Dili, East Timor, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. Pope Francis arrived in East Timor on Monday to encourage its recovery from a bloody and traumatic past and celebrate its development after two decades of independence from Indonesian rule. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Francis with Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle Vatican Pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, left, attends a welcome ceremony outside the Presidential Palace in Dili, East Timor, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. Pope Francis arrived in East Timor on Monday to encourage its recovery from a bloody and traumatic past and celebrate its development after two decades of independence from Indonesian rule. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Francis greets the people after the holy mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Pope Francis greets the people after the holy mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

A man with an image of Jesus Christ tattooed on his arm attends a Sunday mass ahead of Pope Francis' visit to East Timor, at a church in Dili, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

A man with an image of Jesus Christ tattooed on his arm attends a Sunday mass ahead of Pope Francis' visit to East Timor, at a church in Dili, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Pope Francis greets people at the Presidential Palace in Dili, East Timor, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (Willy Kurniawan/Pool Photo via AP)

Pope Francis greets people at the Presidential Palace in Dili, East Timor, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (Willy Kurniawan/Pool Photo via AP)

Pope Francis hugs a child as East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta sits along with him during a welcoming ceremony upon their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Dili, East Timor, Sept.9, 2024. (Willy Kurniawan/Pool Photo via AP)

Pope Francis hugs a child as East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta sits along with him during a welcoming ceremony upon their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Dili, East Timor, Sept.9, 2024. (Willy Kurniawan/Pool Photo via AP)

People greet Pope Francis as he travels in a car on way to another venue in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

People greet Pope Francis as he travels in a car on way to another venue in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

Pope Francis waves out of the car on the day of the Holy Mass at the Esplanade of Taci Tolu during his apostolic trip to Asia, in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (Willy Kurniawan/Pool Photo via AP)

Pope Francis waves out of the car on the day of the Holy Mass at the Esplanade of Taci Tolu during his apostolic trip to Asia, in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (Willy Kurniawan/Pool Photo via AP)

Pope Francis consoles a person during a visit at the 'Irmas ALMA' (Sisters of the Association of Lay Missionaries) School for Children with Disabilities in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. Pope Francis has indirectly acknowledged the abuse scandal in East Timor involving its Nobel Peace Prize-winning independence hero Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Francis consoles a person during a visit at the 'Irmas ALMA' (Sisters of the Association of Lay Missionaries) School for Children with Disabilities in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. Pope Francis has indirectly acknowledged the abuse scandal in East Timor involving its Nobel Peace Prize-winning independence hero Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

People greet Pope Francis as he travels in a car on way to the Presidential Palace in Dili, East Timor, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

People greet Pope Francis as he travels in a car on way to the Presidential Palace in Dili, East Timor, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

A catholic faithful holds a cross during the holy mass lead by Pope Francis at Tasitolu park in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, Pool)

A catholic faithful holds a cross during the holy mass lead by Pope Francis at Tasitolu park in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, Pool)

Guards in traditional attire stand to welcome Pope Francis during a ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Dili, East Timor, Sept.9, 2024. (Willy Kurniawan/Pool Photo via AP)

Guards in traditional attire stand to welcome Pope Francis during a ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Dili, East Timor, Sept.9, 2024. (Willy Kurniawan/Pool Photo via AP)

Pope Francis and East Timor's President Jose Ramos-Horta attend a welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Dili, East Timor, Monday Sept. 9, 2024. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/Pool Photo via AP)

Pope Francis and East Timor's President Jose Ramos-Horta attend a welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Dili, East Timor, Monday Sept. 9, 2024. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/Pool Photo via AP)

Pope Francis in the car, is welcomed in Dili, East Timor, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Pope Francis in the car, is welcomed in Dili, East Timor, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

People wait along a road where Pope Francis is expected to pass on his way from the Dili's Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport to the Apostolic nunciature in Dili, East Timor, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. Pope Francis arrived in East Timor on Monday to encourage its recovery from a bloody and traumatic past and celebrate its development after two decades of independence from Indonesian rule. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

People wait along a road where Pope Francis is expected to pass on his way from the Dili's Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport to the Apostolic nunciature in Dili, East Timor, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. Pope Francis arrived in East Timor on Monday to encourage its recovery from a bloody and traumatic past and celebrate its development after two decades of independence from Indonesian rule. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Francis and East Timor's President Jose Ramos-Horta, right, arrive for a welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Dili, East Timor, Monday Sept. 9, 2024. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/Pool Photo via AP)

Pope Francis and East Timor's President Jose Ramos-Horta, right, arrive for a welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Dili, East Timor, Monday Sept. 9, 2024. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/Pool Photo via AP)