Watch: Pope Francis holds Holy Mass in Jakarta after calling for climate change action

Pope Francis held Holy Mass in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Thursday 5 September.

The pontiff today invited Muslims and Catholics to push global leaders to confront the dangers of climate change and extremism, and spoke of the common roots of different religious beliefs as he visited Southeast Asia’s largest mosque.

In a day laden with religious symbolism on his trip to Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country, the pope issued a joint declaration with the national grand imam and other local faith leaders that called for “decisive action”.

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