President Jokowi And The Defile Troops Welcome Pope Francis' State Visit At The Presidential Palace

President Jokowi with Pope Francis at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta. (Channal's YouTube screenshot of the Presidential Secretariat)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) warmly welcomes the arrival of World Catholic Church Leader Pope Francis in Jakarta, Wednesday.

Arriving at the Kijang Innova Zenix vehicle, the Pope was warmly welcomed by President Jokowi. The two then attended the welcoming ceremony. The national anthem of the Vatican and Indonesia Raya was then played, as seen by the live broadcast of the Presidential Secretariat YouTube Channel, Wednesday, September 4.

After the brief ceremony, President Jokowi and Pope Francis received respect from the ceremonial troop defile.

After that, the two leaders entered the Palace's interior. The Pope then filled in the guest book

President Jokowi then invited Pope Francis to the Palace veranda to discuss a number of things. The two of them were accompanied by Vatican Foreign Minister Cardinal Pietro Parolin and Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi.

It is known that apart from meeting President Jokowi at the Palace, Pope Francis today also has a number of other agendas.

At 11.30 WIB, Pope Francis will meet with members of the Jesus Union (Society of Jesus) at the Vatican Embassy Office in Jakarta. Jesuit is a Roman Catholic religious order that plays a role in education, mission, and charity.

In the afternoon, at around 16.30 WIB, the Pope will hold a meeting with bishops, directors, imams, seminarists, preachers, and perpetrators of life and service at the Cathedral Church of Santa Maria Lifted to Heaven, Jakarta. The Pope is also scheduled to meet young people from Scholas Occurrentes at the Graha Pemuda Senayan Youth Youth Youth Youth Youth Youth Youth Youth Youth Youth Youth Youth Youth Youth Youth Youth Youth Youth Youth Youth Youth.