Pope's East Timor Mass draws 600,000 faithful

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 11, 2024 12:11 am

DILI — Pope Francis celebrated Mass for hundreds of thousands of devotees in East Timor on Tuesday, rallying the faithful of the most Catholic country outside the Vatican in tropical heat.

Pilgrims have traveled to Dili to catch a glimpse of the 87-year-old pontiff, greeting him with a rapturous reception in a coastal area of the East Timorese capital ahead of his sermon.

BLESS ME, FATHER Pope Francis, wearing a traditional East Timorese scarf, blesses some people with disabilities before celebrating Mass in Tacitolu, some 8 kilometers west of East Timor’s capital Dili, on Sept. 10, 2024. AFP PHOTO

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