The presence of Pope Francis in Timor-Leste, where 98 percent of its 1.3 million people are Catholics, has been eagerly anticipated for many years. Timor-Leste has always maintained a profound ...

Missionaries first brought the Catholic faith to the island of Timor, off the northern coast of Australia, in 1515. East Timor’s President José Ramos-Horta and Cardinal Virgílio do Carmo da ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. TASITOLU, East Timor (AP) — An estimated 600 ...

DILI, East Timor, May 18 (UNHCR) - East Timorese who fled their homeland in 1999 will lose their refugee status on December 31, said UN High Commissioner for Refugees Ruud Lubbers on Saturday. He ...

Thousands of people in Timor-Leste lined the streets of the capital Dili to welcome the Catholic-majority nation’s first on Sept. 5. Cardinal Da Silva, Archbishop of Dili was returning home after ...

Tens of thousands of East Timorese streamed Tuesday toward a seaside park for Pope Francis’ big Mass, held on the same field where St. John Paul II celebrated a historic liturgy during the nation’s ...

DILI, East Timor (AP) — Pope Francis received a raucous welcome Monday as he arrived in East Timor to celebrate its recovery from a bloody and traumatic independence battle, even as he indirectly ...

Atambua, West Timor, April 5 (UNHCR) - During an unprecedented trip to the West Timor town of Atambua - once a stronghold of anti-independence militia - East Timorese leader Xanana Gusmão met on ...

TASITOLU, East Timor (AP) — An estimated 600,000 people — nearly half of East Timor’s population —- packed a seaside park Tuesday for Pope Francis’ final Mass, held on the same field where St. John ...

See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google An estimated 600,000 people — nearly half of East Timor’s population —- packed a seaside park Tuesday for Pope Francis’ ...