Pope Francis departs Rome for 12-day tour across Southeast Asia

On board THE Ecclesiastical FLIGHT, Sep 2 (Reuters) – Pope Francis left Rome on Monday for Jakarta, where the 87-year-old head of the worldwide Catholic Church will begin an aggressive 12-day visit to four nations in Southeast Asia.
The flight conveying the pope and his company left Fiumicino air terminal for a short-term trip of over 13 hours to the Indonesian capital.
The pope will be in Indonesia until Friday. He is then planned to visit Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore prior to getting back to Rome on Sept. 13.