DILI, East Timor, April 23 (Reuters) - A devout Roman Catholic couple in East Timor has seen firsthand two popes visit their tiny Asian country and now they are praying they may witness another ...

More than 97% of East Timor's 1.3 million people are Roman Catholics, one of the largest Catholic majorities in the world. Along with the Philippines, it is also one of only two predominantly ...

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.

Just months after Pope Francis visited Catholic-majority East Timor, residents on April 22 mourned his death with flags at half-mast, candle-lit vigils and emotional ceremonies with his trip fresh in ...

(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 world ...

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 ...

Dili (East Timor) (AFP) – 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 ...

East Timor Couple Have Seen Two Popes Visit, Pray They Will See Francis' Successor By Ananda Teresia and Yuddy Cahya Budiman DILI, East Timor (Reuters) - A devout Roman Catholic couple in East ...

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

Just months after Pope Francis visited Catholic-majority East Timor, residents are mourning his death with flags at half-mast, candle-lit vigils and emotional ...

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 ...