Angelus September 1, 2024 Pope Francis, start in Jakarta today

Indonesia: Orphans and refugees receive the Pope
Immediately after his arrival in the Indonesian capital, Pope Francis met the needy, refugees and orphans in the nunciature. The press office distributed photos of the meeting, in which a visibly good-humored Pope in a wheelchair can be seen, talking to those present.
The refugees are cared for by the Jesuit Refugee Service, while the orphaned children are raised by the Dominican Sisters. The elderly, other refugees and homeless people accompanied by the Indonesian community of Sant'Egidio were also present at the meeting. Among them were members of the Muslim Rohingya from Myanmar and refugees from Sri Lanka.In the morning, Francis had arrived in Jakarta after a thirteen-hour flight from Rome. After an initial welcome by several dignitaries, including the Indonesian Minister of Religious Affairs, Yaqut Cholil Qoumas, and Jakarta's Archbishop Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo, he went directly to the nunciature, about 30 kilometers away. It took the papal entourage about 30 minutes in the midst of lively traffic, men, women and children in white T-shirts waved flags at the sight of the white car in which Francis was sitting and shouted the Indonesian "Welcome", "Selamat datang". After the unofficial meeting with the approximately 40 refugees, orphans, needy and elderly people in the nunciature, no further appointments are scheduled for the head of the Church on Tuesday.
Packed programme on Wednesday

The official welcome by President Joko Widodo is planned for Wednesday, after which he will meet representatives from politics, diplomacy and society. On this occasion, the Pope's first official address is also planned, we will broadcast the welcome live and without German commentary from 4:30 a.m. CEST on our website, while we will broadcast the meeting with the authorities with German commentary from 5:30 a.m. CEST. In Jakarta, it is five hours later than in Rome. Afterwards, Pope Francis will meet privately with the local Jesuit community at the nunciature of Jakarta.

On Wednesday afternoon (local time), the meeting with representatives of the local Church is scheduled in the Catholic cathedral, including bishops, priests, deacons, religious, seminarians and catechists. We will also broadcast this match live and with German commentary from 11.30 a.m. CEST. Immediately afterwards, Francis will meet the young people of the local school foundation Scholas Occurrentes in the House of Youth "Grha Pemuda".

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