More than 600,000 people - or nearly half East Timor's 1.3 million population - turned out to see Francis last year during his 12-day visit to Asia and Oceania.

Pope's 2024 visit resonates strongly in East Timor 97% of Timorese are Catholic Francis hailed 'great leader of Catholic Church' Visit by Francis was first by a pontiff in 35 years DILI ...

April 21 (Reuters) - 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 ...

DILI — Catholic majority East Timor on Tuesday (April 22) began seven days of national mourning to mark the death of Pope Francis, with people gathering for prayers and flags flying at half-mast ...

Catholic-majority East Timor will observe a week of mourning to honour Pope Francis after his death on Monday aged 88, President Jose Ramos-Hora said, hailing the pontiff’s “very brave ...

Helde Marcal Belo, a civil servant, in tears after the Mass, 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 ...