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Jack MOORE and Clement MELKI

Pope Set For Huge East Timor Mass, Half Of Nation Expected

Itinerary of Pope Francis during his 12-day visit in Southeast Asia, and Catholic populations in Indonesia, Singapore, Timor-Leste and PNG. (Credit: AFP)

Pope Francis was set to hold one of the biggest masses of his papacy on Tuesday in East Timor, with more than half of the country's 1.3 million people expected to attend.

The 87-year-old pontiff landed to a rock star welcome Monday in the capital of Dili, where tens of thousands of jubilant devotees lined the streets, screaming and waving flags as he drove through the seaside city.

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