Pope Francis departs Papua New Guinea
Pope Francis departed Papua New Guinea on September 9 after concluding his four-day visit to the Pacific Island nation. The pope visited the nation of 600 islands as part of his ambitious 12-day four nations nations visit of Southeast Asia and Oceania. During his time in PNG, Pope Francis met with church and political leaders, young people, and delivered medical supplies to a remote village. He will land in East Timor, or Timor Leste, on Monday afternoon, before travelling to Singapore on September 11.