An estimated 600,000 people — nearly half of East Timor’s population — packed a seaside park Tuesday for Pope Francis’ final Mass, held on the same field where St.
John Paul II prayed 35 years ago during the nation’s fight for independence from Indonesia . John Paul II prayed 35 years ago during the nation’s fight for independence from Indonesia .
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