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The Vatican announced on Friday (Apr. 12) that Pope Francis would take his very first overseas trip of the year, and it is expected to be historic as the four-nation tour would be the longest in his 11-year papacy. According to state media Vatican News, the 87-year-old pontiff scheduled his visit to Jakarta, Port Moresby, Dili, and Singapore from Sept. 2 to 13, with the Holy See Press Office saying that a full program of his apostolic journey would be published at a later date. The Asia-Pacific trip – the second one since his trip to Sri Lanka and the Philippines in 2015 – has been on the papa…

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