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Pope Francis on Tuesday landed in Indonesia, kicking off the longest foreign trip of his tenure so far, due to take him to four countries in South East Asia and Oceania over the next 12 days. The 87-year-old head of the Catholic Church arrived in Jakarta more than 13 hours after setting off from Rome on a special flight operated by Italian airline ITA Airways. With more than 240 million Muslims, Indonesia is the most populous Muslim country in the world. Further stops will be Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore. The pope’s 45th trip abroad will focus in particular on peaceful coexistenc…

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