Pope arrives in Papua New Guinea for second leg of his Southeast Asia trip

Pope Francis waves as he leaves Jackson’s International Airport in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (Mark Baker/AP)

Pope Francis arrived in Papua New Guinea on Friday for the second leg of his four-nation trip through Southeast Asia and Oceania, becoming the second pope to visit the South Pacific nation.

A cannon salute and marching band greeted the 87-year-old Pope on the tarmac of the Port Moresby airport as he arrived after a six-hour flight from Jakarta, Indonesia.