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East Timor achieved independence in 2002, after years of war against an occupying Indonesian military. On his visit last year, Pope Francis lauded the impoverished, nascent nation for its ...

Brandishing his government-gifted medals near a statue of the Virgin Mary in East Timor's capital, ex-rebel Crisanto de Jesus Alves da Costa says Pope Francis's message of hope on a rare visit ...

Reuters. Pope Francis, East Timor's President Jose Ramos-Horta and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao pose for a photo during a meeting with authorities, civil society and the diplomatic corps at the ...

Item 1 of 3 Timorese Catholics carry a cut-out of Pope Francis during a procession ahead of a prayer service, following his death, in Dili, East Timor, April 22, 2025.

Reuters. East Timor Cardinal Virgilio Do Carmo Da Silva, 57, greets people at the President Nicolau Lobato International Airport as he leaves for the Vatican, in Dili, East Timor, April 22, 2025.

Reuters. Timorese Catholics carry a cut-out of Pope Francis during a procession ahead of a prayer service, following his death, in Dili, East Timor, April 22, 2025.

East Timor Cardinal Virgilio Do Carmo Da Silva, 57, greets people at the President Nicolau Lobato International Airport as he leaves for the Vatican, in Dili, East Timor, April 22, 2025.

A devout Roman Catholic couple in East Timor has seen firsthand two popes visit their tiny Asian country and now they are praying they may witness another, once a successor is picked to replace ...

Sept. 10, 2024: Some 600,000 people, half of East Timor's population, attend Francis' Mass in Dili in what is believed to be the biggest turnout for a papal event in terms of the proportion of the ...

East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta said on Monday the death of Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, was a tremendous loss for the world, not just Christians.