Pope Francis’ Mass in one of world’s most Catholic nations …
Sep 9, 2024 · Pope Francis received a rapturous welcome from the tiny Southeast Asian nation of East Timor, one of the world’s most Catholic countries, where almost half the population turned out for an...
Pope Francis arrives in East Timor, Asia’s youngest and most …
Sep 9, 2024 · Huge crowds lined the streets of Dili, East Timor for miles for Pope Francis’ arrival on Sept. 9, 2024, waving Vatican flags and standing under special yellow-and-white Vatican-themed...
East Timor, a nation forged by faith and reconciliation, welcomes Pope …
Sep 6, 2024 · Pope Francis will land in Dili, the capital city of East Timor, on Monday in the third stop on a Sept. 2–13 trip to four countries in Southeast Asia and Oceania.
Pope Francis' mass draws nearly 600,000 people in East Timor
Sep 10, 2024 · 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 Paul II prayed 35 years ago during the nation’s fight for independence from Indonesia.
PHOTO COLLECTION: Pope Francis Visits East Timor
Sep 11, 2024 · Pope Francis arrived in East Timor on Monday to encourage its recovery from a bloody and traumatic past and celebrate its development after two decades of independence from Indonesian rule. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
East Timor turns out in force for Mass with Pope Francis
Sep 10, 2024 · An estimated 600,000 people in East Timor, just under half its population, turned out in the baking heat on Tuesday for a Mass with Pope Francis at a coastal park synonymous with the...
East Timor welcomes Pope Francis as he continues grueling Asia …
Sep 9, 2024 · DILI, East Timor — The people of East Timor gave Pope Francis a rousing welcome Monday as he arrived in the Southeast Asian country to encourage its recovery from a bloody and traumatic...
Pope Francis in East Timor for Mass that could draw half its …
Sep 9, 2024 · Pope Francis arrived on Monday in East Timor, a predominantly Catholic nation in Southeast Asia, for a three-day visit that will include an open-air celebration of Mass the Vatican says...
Pope Francis to travel to Indonesia, Singapore, East Timor, and …
Apr 12, 2024 · Pope Francis will travel to the Southeast Asian countries of Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor, and Singapore later this year, the Vatican announced Friday.
Pope Francis concludes Apostolic Visit to Timor-Leste
Sep 11, 2024 · Pope Francis concludes his three-day visit to Timor-Leste by meeting with young people, and urges them to be responsible and free protagonists of the future of their nation.