Factbox-Pope Francis' pontificate in numbers as he prepares for Asian tour


Pope Francis holds the weekly general audience at the Vatican, August 28, 2024. REUTERS/Ciro De Luca

(Reuters) - Here are some statistics about Pope Francis, who sets off next week, at the age of 87, on a 33,000-km (20,500-mile) tour of four Southeast Asian nations.

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