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Over 80,000 people attended mass with Pope Francis on Thursday (September 5) in Jakarta&#39;s Gelora karno Stadium.The pope showed reverence to a figure of the Virgin Mary, known in Indonesia as &quot;Santa Perawan Maria&quot;, as those in attendance joined in prayer.The event was the high point of the 87-year-old pope&#39;s four days in the capital, Jakarta, on the first stop of a 12-day tour of Southeast Asia and Oceania, with visits to East Timor, Singapore and Papua New Guinea.Christians are a small minority in Indonesia, where Muslims make up 87% of a population of 280 million. The Southeast Asian nation recognizes six official religions, and religious freedom is enshrined in its constitution.

The event was the high point of the 87-year-old pope&#39;s four days in the capital, Jakarta, on the first stop of a 12-day tour of Southeast Asia and Oceania, with visits to East Timor, Singapore and Papua New Guinea.Christians are a small minority in Indonesia, where Muslims make up 87% of a population of 280 million. The Southeast Asian nation recognizes six official religions, and religious freedom is enshrined in its constitution.

Over 80,000 people attended mass with Pope Francis on Thursday (September 5) in Jakarta&#39;s Gelora karno Stadium.The pope showed reverence to a figure of the Virgin Mary, known in Indonesia as &quot;Santa Perawan Maria&quot;, as those in attendance joined in prayer.

Over 80,000 people attended mass with Pope Francis on Thursday (September 5) in Jakarta's Gelora karno Stadium.

Over 80,000 people attended mass with Pope Francis on Thursday (September 5) in Jakarta's Gelora karno Stadium.

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Over 80,000 attend mass with Pope Francis in Jakarta stadium

Over 80,000 attend mass with Pope Francis in Jakarta stadium