Pope Francis Visit to Indonesia in September 2024: International Media Coverage and Health Concerns

Monday, 04/01/2024 06:05 IWST

Photo: Pope Francis appears in public April 9, 2023 at the Vatican. (Getty Images/Franco Origlia)

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – News about Pope Francis coming to Indonesia was published by foreign media. At least this is seen from the French page, AFP and also the media of Indonesia’s neighbor, Singapore, Channel News Asia (CNA) as well as the United States (US) media Barron’s.

It is said that the Catholic religious figure will come on September 3. Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas stated this on an agenda in Central Java last weekend.

“Pope Francis will visit Indonesia in September, said the Indonesian Minister of Religion,” said the media, quoted Monday (1/4/2024).

“President Joko Widodo invited the Pope to visit Indonesia, which has the world’s largest Muslim population, in June 2022 as part of efforts to promote religious tolerance,” the media said, adding President Jokowi’s full name, saying the invitation had been given for two years and had only just been answered. At the moment.

However, the media highlighted concerns about the Pope’s health. The reason is that he had to cancel at the last minute the big Catholic procession on Good Friday last week.

“In a short statement on Friday, the Vatican said that to protect his health ahead of tomorrow’s Mass and Easter Sunday Mass, Pope Francis this evening will follow the Stations of the Cross at the Colosseum from the Santa Marta Residence, where he lives,” the pages read again.

Pope Francis himself comes from Argentina. He was elected a cardinal in 2013 and has made 44 trips abroad.

Apart from going to Indonesia, he will also go to Papua New Guinea and Timor Leste. These pages also mention how, according to the Pew Research Center, Indonesia is home to 242 million Muslims with 29 million Christians, of whom 8.5 million are Catholics.

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