Hundreds of thousands flock to Timor-Leste's capital to welcome Pope Francis as he holds a mass in the world's most Catholic nation outside of the Vatican.
Pope Francis has conducted mass in front of hundreds of thousands of people in Timor-Leste 's capital Dili
Pope Francis is the first pope to visit in 35 years and since Timor-Leste gained independence from Indonesia in 2002, following a brutal, decades-long occupation. Father Luzerio Martins Da Silva, the church's representative for the pope's visit, told the ABC it was a time for celebration. Authorities are bulldozing the homes of about 200 of the city's poorest residents to make room for mass with Pope Francis.
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