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  • Pope Francis (L) is greeted as he visits the Irmas Alma School for Children with Disabilities in Dili on September 10, 2024.
  • Pope Francis (C) touches a statue during a visit for children with disabilities at the Irmas Alma school in Dili.
  • Catholic faithful walk in front of a graffiti of Pope Francis before a mass, which is expected to attract more than half of the country's 1.3 million people, in Dili on September 10, 2024.
  • Pope Francis (L) blesses a child during a visit for children with disabilities at the Irmas Alma school in Dili.
  • Pope Francis (R) attends a meeting with bishops, priests, deacons, consecrated persons, seminarians and catechists at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Dili.
  • Pope Francis (C) is greeted upon his arrival for a meeting with bishops, priests, deacons, consecrated persons, seminarians and catechists at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Dili on September 10, 2024.
  • Pope Francis arrives for a visit to the Irmas Alma School for Children with Disabilities in Dili on September 10, 2024.
  • Pope Francis waves to the crowd during a mass at the Esplanade of Tasitolu in Dili, East Timor, on September 10, 2024.
  • Pope Francis gestures as he leaves after leading holy mass at the Esplanade of Tasitolu in Dili, East Timor, on September 10, 2024
  • believers on the occasion of a meeting between Pope Francis and Papuan youth
  • Papua New Guinea, believers on the occasion of a meeting between Pope Francis and Papuan youth
  • Pope Francis (2nd L) attends holy mass at the Esplanade of Tasitolu in Dili, East Timor, on September 10, 2024.

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