Pope's memorable moment in Indonesia: the wave of hand from the front seat

Jakarta – Pope Francis’s moment will not be forgotten by Catholics in Indonesia. During a visit to Jakarta, the world Catholic leader waved from the front seat of the car. The news of the death of Pope Francis leaves deep sadness over Indonesian Catholics. The death of Pope Francis was announced by Cardinal Kevin Farrell in a video of the Vatican television channel. Farrell said, Pope Francis returned to the father’s house on Monday (4/21/2025) morning around 07.35 local time. Pope Francis had a series of activities in Jakarta on September 4 to 6, 2024. On September 4, 2024, Pope Francis visited the State Palace to meet with the president at the time, Joko Widodo (Jokowi). On the same day, Pope Francis also visits the cathedral church. Browse to continue with the content later, on September 5, 2024, Pope Francis will lead the Akbar mass in the Bung Karno Main Stadium (GBK). At this moment, Pope Francis has surrounded GBK. Pope Francis arrived in Indonesia with a commercial plane. Pope Francis ends up at the Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Tangerang van Rome, Italy. Before getting off the plane, Pope Francis greeted the Mediaan who participated in the plane. Pope Francis thanks those who participated in his journey this time. Pope Francis said it was the longest flight ever done. “I am grateful for your arrival on this trip, thanks to the company. I think it’s the longest (flight) I’ve ever done,” he told reporters on the plane according to an AFP journalist. Upon arrival in Indonesia, Pope Francis was welcomed by the Kijang Innova Zenix MPV medium. Pope Francis greeted the Minister of Religion at the time Yaqut Cholil Qoumas, Jakarta Archbishop Ignatius Cardinal Suharyo, to the chairman of the Pope’s visit committee Francus at Indonesia Ignasius Jonan, who was waiting for the side of the plane. Pope Francis then took the Kijang Innova Zenix car. During the trip, Pope Francis was seen on the front passenger seat. Pope Francis is then on his way to Nunsiatura Apostolic, Jalan Medan Merdeka Timur, Central Jakarta. Pope Francis blew from the car along the road to the Vatican Embassy (Embassy), from the Hi rot, the horse rise, to the Vatican Ambassade. He seems to have tied his left arm as he occasionally answered the hands of the residents. The smile also could not be separated from the face of ‘the smiling pope’. When the car passed through Pope Francis, the traffic around the Vatican embassy was solid. Many drivers of cars until the motorcycle has stopped waiting for the whale group to pass. About 12.26 Wib arrived at the Vatican Embassy and his entourage. The Archbishop of Jakarta, reminiscent of Pope Francis’s visit Pope Francis at GBK (Photo: Reuters/Willy Kurniawan) Jakarta Archbishop, Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo, remembers the journey of Pope Francis in Indonesia. He called Pope happily while in Indonesia. It was told by Cardinal Suharyo at a press conference in Graha Pemuda, the Jakarta Cathedral Church. He said he talked about the simplicity of Pope Francis, even during the Apostolic visit in Jakarta on September 3-5, 2024. “When we came to Indonesia, we all knew that the choice was not a luxury car, the car that the people were using here,” he said on Monday (21/4). “His home in the Vatican Embassy for Indonesia,” he continued. Cardinal Suharyo then said he was once in a car with Pope Francis. At the time, he said, the pope was satisfied with the person of the Indonesian population. “I have with him twice in one car, he always told me that he was very happy to be in Indonesia, very happy,” Suharyo said. “Because of what? He always said that I always saw the faces with a smile that there were no frightening faces that were angry, always with a smile,” he continued. He also said that the leader of the World Catholic Church can interact with his manager. According to Suharyo Pope Francis’ conversation with his manager, like a friend, it took place. “He is very pleased to tell here: ‘Please stop here then’, ‘Where is the candy’, given by the driver, given the children,” Suharyo said. “I thought about bringing candy to be shared. The pride of children who are happy does not play, perhaps the candy is never eaten to be stored somehow, ‘he continued. (Lir/Lir) HOEGENG Awards 2025 Read the inspiring story of the exemplary police candidate here