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Jakarta gears logistics up for Pope Francis visit next week, advises people to work from home
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Pope Francis will conduct mass at GBK stadium, which more than 70,000 Catholics from all over the country will attend.
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JAKARTA - With only one week left before the arrival of Pope Francis in Jakarta, the city is finalising the final stages of its preparations, doing spade work for logistics and advising employees to work from home on Sept 5.
The day, according to the Pope’s itinerary, will see the head of the Catholic Church making a trip around the capital city from morning to noon, with road blockades and special convoys to make way for the pontiff’s travel, which is expected to worsen the traffic congestion in and around Central Jakarta.
