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.

Heading for Vatican, Cardinal Recalls Pope Francis' Love for East Timor By Ananda Teresia DILI, East Timor (Reuters) - The first ever cardinal of Roman Catholic-majority East Timor had barely had ...

“Pope Francis deserves our grief because he gave ... said he had been moved by Francis’ decision to visit East Timor last year as part of a gruelling 12-day tour of Asia and Oceania, the ...

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 ...

His wife wore the scarf she had on for Mass when Pope Francis visited last year, a service attended by just under half the country's population. More than 97% of East Timor's 1.3 million people ...

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 ...

and dismissed the idea that nationality or geography should determine who became Pope. He elevated cardinals from several ...

Pope Francis integrated the roles of CEO and CMO in his papacy by transforming the Church's message and using new media ...

W hite smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel on the evening of Thursday, May 8, signalling that the Vatican has elected a new ...

East Timor President Says Death of Pope Francis a 'Tremendous Loss' for the World (Reuters) - East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta said on Monday the death of Pope Francis, the first Latin ...