LIVE: Pope Francis Arrives in East Timor, Thousands of People Greet Pope in Timor Leste, N18 G

LIVE: Pope Francis Arrives in East Timor, Thousands of People Greet Pope in TimorLeste, Pope Francis LIVE, CNBC TV18 Pope Francis arrived on Monday in East Timor, a predominantly Catholic nation in Southeast Asia, for a threeday visit that will include an openair celebration of Mass the Vatican says may include more than half the population of 1. 3 million. The 87yearold pontiff is on an ambitious 12day visit to four countries across Southeast Asia and Oceania, his longest overseas journey yet. He came to East Timor from Papua New Guinea, where on Sunday he delivered medical supplies to a small town located at the edge of a vast jungle, in one of the most remote areas of the world. Southeast Asias youngest country has a complicated history marked by centurieslong Portuguese rule, decades of occupation by neighbouring Indonesia and a United Nationsbacked referendum that allowed it to break free. , popefrancis, papuanewguinea, pope, vatican, livenews, cnbctv18