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Pope Francis waves as he leaves Caritas Technical Secondary School in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Pope Francis waves as he leaves Caritas Technical Secondary School in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Faithful wait for Pope Francis to arrive at a meeting with faithful in Vanimo, Papua New Guinea, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. Pope Francis celebrated the Catholic Church of the peripheries on Sunday as he traveled to the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea, bringing with him a ton of medicine and toys and a message of love overcoming violence for the people who live there.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Faithful wait for Pope Francis to arrive at a meeting with faithful in Vanimo, Papua New Guinea, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. Pope Francis celebrated the Catholic Church of the peripheries on Sunday as he traveled to the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea, bringing with him a ton of medicine and toys and a message of love overcoming violence for the people who live there.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Francis waves after giving an address during meeting with young people in the Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Pope Francis waves after giving an address during meeting with young people in the Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

An attendee hold a fan with the Pope's likeness as Pope Francis gives an address during meeting with young people in the Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

An attendee hold a fan with the Pope's likeness as Pope Francis gives an address during meeting with young people in the Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Pope Francis, second left, sits for a meeting with young people in the Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Pope Francis, second left, sits for a meeting with young people in the Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Pope Francis meets with the Papua New Guinea's Governor General Sir Bob Dadae at Government House in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (Guglielmo Mangiapane/Pool Photo via AP)

Pope Francis meets with the Papua New Guinea's Governor General Sir Bob Dadae at Government House in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (Guglielmo Mangiapane/Pool Photo via AP)

People hold hands as Pope Francis gives an address during meeting with young people in the Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

People hold hands as Pope Francis gives an address during meeting with young people in the Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Pope Francis arrives in a cart to give an address during meeting with young people in the Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Pope Francis arrives in a cart to give an address during meeting with young people in the Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Pope Francis, left, meets with indigenous people at the Holy Trinity Humanistic School in Baro, near Vanimo, Papua New Guinea, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. Pope Francis celebrated the Catholic Church of the peripheries on Sunday as he traveled to the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea, bringing with him a ton of medicine and toys and a message of love overcoming violence for the people who live there.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Francis, left, meets with indigenous people at the Holy Trinity Humanistic School in Baro, near Vanimo, Papua New Guinea, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. Pope Francis celebrated the Catholic Church of the peripheries on Sunday as he traveled to the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea, bringing with him a ton of medicine and toys and a message of love overcoming violence for the people who live there.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Francis attends a traditional dance performed by the Caritas Technical Secondary School pupils in Port Moresby on Saturday, Sept. 7, 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 attends a traditional dance performed by the Caritas Technical Secondary School pupils in Port Moresby on Saturday, Sept. 7, 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 is hugged by a blind pupil of the Holy Trinity Humanistic School in Baro, near Vanimo, Papua New Guinea, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. Pope Francis celebrated the Catholic Church of the peripheries on Sunday as he traveled to the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea, bringing with him a ton of medicine and toys and a message of love overcoming violence for the people who live there.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Francis is hugged by a blind pupil of the Holy Trinity Humanistic School in Baro, near Vanimo, Papua New Guinea, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. Pope Francis celebrated the Catholic Church of the peripheries on Sunday as he traveled to the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea, bringing with him a ton of medicine and toys and a message of love overcoming violence for the people who live there.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Performers in traditional Papuasian dress wait for Pope Francis to arrive outside the APEC Haus in Port Moresby, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Performers in traditional Papuasian dress wait for Pope Francis to arrive outside the APEC Haus in Port Moresby, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Francis receives a traditional hat during a meeting with faithful in Vanimo, Papua New Guinea, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. Pope Francis celebrated the Catholic Church of the peripheries on Sunday as he traveled to the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea, bringing with him a ton of medicine and toys and a message of love overcoming violence for the people who live there. At right is Vanimo Bishop Francis Meli. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Francis receives a traditional hat during a meeting with faithful in Vanimo, Papua New Guinea, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. Pope Francis celebrated the Catholic Church of the peripheries on Sunday as he traveled to the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea, bringing with him a ton of medicine and toys and a message of love overcoming violence for the people who live there. At right is Vanimo Bishop Francis Meli. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Francis, center, arrives to perform a holly mass at Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Pope Francis, center, arrives to perform a holly mass at Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Faithful wait for Pope Francis to arrive at a meeting with faithful in Vanimo, Papua New Guinea, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. Pope Francis celebrated the Catholic Church of the peripheries on Sunday as he traveled to the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea, bringing with him a ton of medicine and toys and a message of love overcoming violence for the people who live there.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Faithful wait for Pope Francis to arrive at a meeting with faithful in Vanimo, Papua New Guinea, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. Pope Francis celebrated the Catholic Church of the peripheries on Sunday as he traveled to the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea, bringing with him a ton of medicine and toys and a message of love overcoming violence for the people who live there.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Thousands of people gather as Pope Francis holds a holly mass at Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Thousands of people gather as Pope Francis holds a holly mass at Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Men wear face paint a traditional headdress as they waits for Pope Francis to give an address during meeting with young people in the Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Men wear face paint a traditional headdress as they waits for Pope Francis to give an address during meeting with young people in the Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Two dancers hold hands as they wait for the arrival of Pope Francis at Caritas Technical Secondary School in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Two dancers hold hands as they wait for the arrival of Pope Francis at Caritas Technical Secondary School in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

A traditional dancer waits for the arrival of Pope Francis at Caritas Technical Secondary School in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

A traditional dancer waits for the arrival of Pope Francis at Caritas Technical Secondary School in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Children play on a beach near a venue where Pope Francis will visit later this week in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Children play on a beach near a venue where Pope Francis will visit later this week in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Pope Francis gives an address during meeting with young people in the Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Pope Francis gives an address during meeting with young people in the Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Pope Francis, center, and the Archbishop of Port Moresby Cardinal John Ribat, left, attends a meeting with young people at the Sir John Guise stadium in Port Moresby, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Francis, center, and the Archbishop of Port Moresby Cardinal John Ribat, left, attends a meeting with young people at the Sir John Guise stadium in Port Moresby, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

An Asaro mudman stands in front of the stage as Pope Francis gives an address during meeting with young people in the Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

An Asaro mudman stands in front of the stage as Pope Francis gives an address during meeting with young people in the Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)