During his flight home from the longest trip of his pontificate, Pope Francis answered questions from journalists and gave advice to U.S. Catholics for the upcoming presidential election.

The Cardinal has been in the Curia since 1990. Since he began his career, he has held numerous positions.

Pope Francis made an important trip to one of the more remote places for Christianity: Southeast Asia and Oceania-places where the Catholic Church is less prominent and the last papal visit was decades ago.

On the Feast of the Most Holy Name of Mary, Pope Francis celebrated Mass alongside an estimated 50,000 people who nearly filled Singapore's National Stadium to its capacity.

In his address, Pope Francis emphasized Singapore's important responsibility to promote peace at the international level.

According to the Singapore Statistics Office, Catholicism is the only growing religion in the Singapore city-state.

During his meeting with young people in East Timor, Pope Francis explained there is no freedom without consequences.

The country's inhabitants expressed their appreciation for the trip in different gestures like how some knelt down to kiss his hands. Others laid their handkerchiefs on the ground for the Pope to walk over as a sign of respect.

The meeting featured the testimony of an 87-year-old man who had to stop teaching catechesis at the age of 82 because of Parkinson's disease.

The nuns of the Alma congregation spend their days taking care of children with disabilities. The Pope applauded their work.

The plot was reportedly motivated by the papal visit to the mosque and claims that some Indonesian TV stations were told not to broadcast Islamic invitations to prayer during the trip.

The Pope's comments come four years after the Vatican punished the Nobel Peace Prize winner and prominent East Timor Bishop Belo, who was accused of sexual abuse.

More than 20,000 people from all over the world came to Quito, Ecuador to celebrate the First Communion Mass.

The majority Catholic population greeted the Pope with great enthusiasm, flooding the streets.

In his final event in Papua New Guinea, the Pope met with and listened to the testimonies of young people. And he encouraged them to use the language of love to unite their country.

Many of the gifts the Pope has received are made of wood as the country's main industry is logging. And while he may have tight schedule, he continues to make time for videos and photos with locals.

The logging industry is devastating the country. It is estimated that 70% of this trade is carried out illegally, even overriding the land ownership rights of the local indigenous people.

In a small city on the northwest coast of the country, the Pope met with the local Catholic community, encouraging them to continue in their missionary work.

In another question, the kids asked the Pope for life advice, saying “How can we make the world a happier place?”

The Pope spoke to the authorities of the Christian country where tribal violence and poverty are rampant. One of his first messages was a call for internal peace.

The Pope arrived around 7pm local time and received a unique welcome: a 21 cannon salute and gifts given by two children in traditional indigenous dress.

Pope Francis closes the first leg of his 12-day trip to Asia with a farwell ceremony at the Jakarta International Airport.

Some 80,000 people gathered in Indonesia's stadium to welcome Francis, the third pope to visit the country.

Pope Francis entered the largest stadium in Southeast Asia in the popemobile, taking his time greeting the thousands of people waiting to see him one more time.