Pope Francis Arrives in Indonesia to Begin Ambitious Asia-Pacific Tour

INDONESIA - JAKARTA. Dozens of excited Indonesians waved on Tuesday at a motorcade carrying Pope Francis through the capital as he began the first leg of an ambitious Asia-Pacific tour expected to urge global action on climate change as part of his longest trip yet.

The 87-year-old pontiff, who will also visit East Timor, Singapore and Papua New Guinea over the next 10 days, was seated in a wheelchair as a lift disembarked him from a chartered aircraft at Jakarta airport.