Dili (Agenzia Fides) - "May your faith become your culture" is the motto of Pope Francis' visit, who will visit East Timor from September 9 to 11, the third stage of his trip to the East which, from ...

"May your faith be your culture, may it inspire principles, projects and choices in conformity with the Gospel". Officials sometimes refer to East Timor as the second-most Catholic country in the ...

Four hundred years of ensuing Portuguese colonial rule led to the widespread spread of Catholicism in East Timor and other cultural differences from Muslim-majority Indonesia. Today, East Timor ...

East Timor, he told Crux, “is a new country, it’s in the process of developing everything, school, health, and other areas. So, now we are happy,” he said.

Fly over Timor-Leste, where the vibrant capital city of Dili meets pristine beaches, lush mountains, and rich cultural heritage—captured in stunning drone footage that showcases the country's ...

More than 95% of East Timor’s 1.4 million people are Catholic. ... Watch yourselves from those crocodiles who want to change your culture, who want to change your history.

its identity and its culture." Pope Francis leaves after leading a holy mass at Tasitolu park in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. 600,000 people are estimated to have attended the mass.

East Timor is one of the world’s most Catholic ... a revered animal in East Timorese culture who have also overrun some of the island’s beaches. “Be careful! Because I’ve been told that ...