Catholic Pop Francis is on his 12 days trip to Southeast Asia and Oceana, he initiated his journey by visiting Indonesia and now he arrived at Papua New Guinea for the second leg of his 45th Apostolic Journey abroad.

Pope Francis has landed in Port Moresby, capital of Papua New Guinea where he was welcomed by Deputy Prime Minister John Rosso and Catholic Church officials. During his stay, he plans to visit Vanimo, a town in northwestern Papua New Guinea. He will also celebrate Mass at Sir John Guise Stadium, visit the Shrine of Mary, Help of Christians, and travel to Vanimo to meet with missionaries and local faithful.

After Papua New Guinea, Francis will visit East Timor and Singapore, concluding his trip on September 13. Earlier during his stay in Indonesia, he visited the Istiqlal Mosque, the largest in Southeast Asia, where he was welcomed by Nasaruddin Umar, the grand imam of Jakarta’s Istiqlal Mosque. Nasaruddin said that the declaration focused on two messages: “The first one, humanity is only one, there are no colors. The second one, how to save our environment.” The two religious leaders sign a declaration calling for “religious harmony for the sake of humanity.” Pope Francis stated, “We take on the responsibility to address the serious crises that threaten the future of humanity, such as wars and conflicts,” adding that the environmental crisis is “an obstacle to the growth and co-existence of peoples.”