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...
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.
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 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. Pope Francis has spent three days in the overwhelmingly Catholic nation in the Pacific: over 95% of the population of 1.4 million profess Catholicism.
Pope Francis arrives in East Timor to encourage its recovery from ...
Sep 9, 2024 · 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 acknowledged an abuse scandal involving its …
East Timor looks to the pope's visit as a reward after 20 years of ...
Sep 8, 2024 · East Timor is in a festive mood as it prepares for the arrival of Pope Francis on his first trip to the deeply Catholic country, hard on the heels of the 25th anniversary of the referendum on independence from Indonesia.
Pope Francis leaves East Timor: ‘I’ll never forget your smiles’
Sep 11, 2024 · Francis’ event with young adults was his last stop in East Timor, a small island country, before flying four hours to Singapore for the fourth and final leg of his Sept. 2–13 trip in Southeast...
Pope Cheers East Timor's Recovery While Acknowledging a …
Sep 9, 2024 · 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...
East Timor receives Pope Francis on his visit to encourage its …
Sep 9, 2024 · 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...