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“When the Holy Father is talking about peripheries, I think the peripheries are moving. ... Maybe the peripheries are moving towards Europe,” Archbishop Kikuchi said.
In his first general audience since returning from the longest international trip of his pontificate, the pope expressed gratitude to God for his experiences.
The Indonesian government has confirmed the country will be the first destination in the 87-year-old pontiff’s apostolic journey to the Asia Pacific region Sept. 2–13.
Pope Francis said Friday that he plans to visit Mongolia, the world’s most sparsely populated sovereign country.