Hop on Pope Francis’ flight from Rome to Jakarta with us!
What is it like to take a plane with Pope Francis? Correspondent Wong Pei Ting gives a behind the scenes look as he kicked off his historic 12-day Asia-Pacific tour.
The Straits Times
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