Pope Francis LIVE: Pope Francis Arrives in East Timor | Pope Francis Papua New Guinea Live | N18G

Pope Francis LIVE: Pope Francis Arrives in East Timor | Pope Francis Papua New Guinea Live | CNBC TV18 East Timor’s capital, Dili, was preparing on Sunday to welcome Pope Francis to the small Southeast Asian country on Monday. Pope Francis’ arrival and official welcome at Dili’s Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport. Pope Francis attends welcome ceremony outside the Presidential Palace, followed by meeting with East Timor President, and Nobel laureate, Jose Ramos-Horta, at 0930GMT, and Pope’s address to authorities, representatives of civil society and the diplomatic corps at 10:00GMT. Roman Catholic devotees have been clamouring to see Pope Francis before his arrival in Timor-Leste’s capital on Sept 9 – making pilgrimages from faraway towns and hours-long crossings of its shared border with Indonesia. In Dili, a seaside city sandwiched between mountains and the turquoise waters of the Ombai Strait, preparations for his three-day visit were in full swing, with Vatican