Suu Kyi, 78, is serving a 27-year prison sentence on charges ranging from corruption to not respecting Covid pandemic restrictions.
There are an estimated 170 million migrant workers around the world -- about five percent of the global workforce -- according to the International Labour Organization.
Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao swept the streets with locals to help clean up the city before the pontiff's arrival.
The 87-year-old pontiff led an estimated 35,000 people in prayer from Port Moresby's main stadium, the latest stop on this gruelling 12-day trip across the Asia-Pacific.
Pope Francis on Monday joined the chorus of congratulations for Jannik Sinner, the first Italian to win a tennis Grand Slam trophy in 48 years.
Elon Musk on Friday night broke his nine-day silence on Twitter, the social media platform he is trying to buy for $44 billion, posting a picture of him meeting Pope Francis on Thursday.
Pope Francis urges the United States and Iran to avoid escalation and pursue “dialogue and self-restraint” to avert a wider conflict in the Middle East.
Pope Francis calls for dialogue and restraint two days after the killing of a top Iranian military commander by the United States.
Pope Francis, whose papacy has been marked by efforts to quell a global crisis over sexual abuse of children by Catholic clergy, says he is committed to stopping the abuse of nuns by priests and bishops, some of whom had used the women as sex slaves.
Pope Francis urges the leaders of majority-Buddhist Myanmar to commit themselves to justice, human rights and respect for "each ethnic group and its identity", while avoiding a diplomatic backlash by not using the highly charged term "Rohingya" in his addresses to officials, including leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Pope Francis faces a diplomatic test as he began his visit to Myanmar and Bangladesh, countries that attracted global attention following the Rohingya refugee crisis stemming from atrocities committed by Myanmar's army since late August.
Pope Francis lands in Myanmar on a mission to dampen a powder keg of religious tension that many fear might only add sparks.
Pope Francis appreciates Bangladesh's inter-religious harmony and cultural diversity, which he will celebrate during his visit here next week, Catholic Church officials said yesterday.
Luxury sports car maker Lamborghini presents Pope Francis with a brand-new, special edition Huracan that is to be auctioned off with the proceeds donated to charity.
Ireland announced it will hold a referendum next year on whether to repeal its constitutional ban on abortion in almost all cases -- just a few weeks before Pope Francis visits.
Pope Francis has voiced concern over the persecution of Rohingyas in Myanmar.He had, on several occasions, slammed the violence inflicted on this minority community. We appreciate the Pope's unequivocal remarks on the matter which is in contrast with the somewhat muted response of the international community, by and large, so far.
Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church will visit Bangladesh in this November.
Pope Francis has dismissed the church's chief of doctrine, Cardinal Gerhard Mueller -- one of the most powerful cardinals at the Vatican -- and appointed a Spanish archbishop to the role, the Vatican said Saturday.
Pope Francis urges US President Donald Trump to be a peacemaker at their highly anticipated first meeting today, and Trump promises he will not forget the pontiff's message.
