Pope Francis visits Mongolia, welcomed with traditional events

Pope Francis blesses a person during a meeting with bishops, priests, missionaries, consecrated persons and pastoral workers at Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, during his Apostolic Journey in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia September 2, 2023. Vatican Media/­Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Pope Francis speaks during a meeting with bishops, priests, missionaries, consecrated persons and pastoral workers at Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, during his Apostolic Journey in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia September 2, 2023. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

People wait outside Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral on the day Pope Francis meets with bishops, priests, missionaries, consecrated persons and pastoral workers at the cathedral, during his Apostolic Journey in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia September 2, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

Pope Francis greets a child on the day he meets with bishops, priests, missionaries, consecrated persons and pastoral workers at Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, during his Apostolic Journey in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia September 2, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

Pope Francis blesses Madame Tsetsege on the day he meets with bishops, priests, missionaries, consecrated persons and pastoral workers at Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, during his Apostolic Journey in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia September 2, 2023. Vatican Media/­Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Pope Francis enters a car on the day he meets with bishops, priests, missionaries, consecrated persons and pastoral workers at Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, during his Apostolic Journey in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia September 2, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

Pope Francis waves on the day he meets with bishops, priests, missionaries, consecrated persons and pastoral workers at Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, during his Apostolic Journey in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia September 2, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins