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East Timorese flock to seaside park for Pope Francis' Mass at site of John Paul II's historic visit

Tens of thousands of East Timorese are streaming toward a seaside park for Pope Francis’ big Mass

The Independent UK

Pope Set For Huge East Timor Mass, Half Of Nation Expected

Pope Francis was set to hold one of the biggest masses of his papacy on Tuesday in East Timor, with more than half of the country's 1.3 million people expected to attend.

International Business Times

Pope Francis Arrives In East Timor On Southeast Asia Tour

Pope Francis visits East Timor as part of his tour, highlighting the Vatican's focus on Asia. The visit includes meetings with leaders and addressing histo...

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Pope Lands In Catholic-majority East Timor To Rock Star Welcome

Pope Francis arrived to a rock star welcome Monday in East Timor, where he will rally the Catholic-majority nation's faithful with a huge mass expected to attract more than half the country's 1.3 million population.

International Business Times

Pope arrives in deeply Catholic East Timor to encourage its recovery from bloody independence

Pope Francis has arrived in East Timor to encourage its recovery from a bloody and traumatic past and celebrate its development after two decades of independence from Indonesian rule

The Independent UK

Pope Francis speaks out against ‘every kind of abuse’ of children in East Timor visit

Pope Francis spoke out against child sexual abuse during his visit to East Timor on Monday, indirectly acknowledging a long-running abuse scandal involving independence hero Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo. Thousands of devotees journeyed from remote areas and crossed the Indonesian border to witness the first papal visit since the country…

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Activists criticize high cost of Pope Francis' visit to East Timor, one of the poorest nations

East Timor pulled out all stops for Pope Francis’ historic visit to one of the world’s youngest and poorest countries to the tune of $12 million, drawing rebuke from activists and human rights organizations

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East Timor Prepares For First Papal Visit Since Independence

Catholic devotees were clamouring to see Pope Francis before his arrival in East Timor's capital on Monday -- making pilgrimages from faraway towns and hours-long crossings of its shared border with Indonesia.

International Business Times

Pope Francis Addresses Marginalized Communities And Climate Change In PNG

Pope Francis's visit to Papua New Guinea emphasized social justice, climate change, and peace, resonating with locals. Next stops: East Timor and Singapore.

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East Timor looks to the pope's visit as a reward after 20 years of fragile stability

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

The Independent UK

Child Abuse Scandals Hang Over Pope's East Timor Visit

When Pope Francis becomes the first pontiff to visit an independent East Timor, he will confront a clergy beset by child abuse scandals that have been largely ignored by the deeply Catholic country's freedom heroes.

International Business Times

The AP Interview: East Timor president sees pope stop as opportunity, not time to dwell on past sins

The president of East Timor sees Pope Francis’ upcoming visit as a prime opportunity to promote Asia’s youngest country on the world stage, not a time to confront the legacy of abuse by influential members of the clergy in the deeply Catholic nation

The Independent UK

Globetrotting Pope Francis starts one of longest papal trips ever – but why?

The Pope who turns 88 in December, uses a wheelchair and lost part of a lung to a respiratory infection as a young man

The Independent UK

Homes Bulldozed In Timor-Leste Ahead Of Pope's Visit

Officials in Timor-Leste, formerly East Timor, have told about 90 residents of Tasitolu that they have to make way as the country prepares to host the pontiff.

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East Timor Celebrates 25Th Anniversary Of Independence Referendum

East Timor celebrates 25th independence anniversary with resilience and hope, reflecting on past struggles and commitment to progress.

The Independent UK

East Timor celebrates 25th anniversary of UN-backed vote for independence

East Timor is celebrating the 25th anniversary of a U.N.-backed referendum that secured its independence from its major neighbor Indonesia, which invaded the former Portuguese colony in 1975

International Business Times

Pope Heads To Southeast Asia In Ambitious Trip

Pope Francis embarks Monday on a 12-day trip to Southeast Asia, the longest and farthest of his papacy that will challenge the 87-year-old's increasingly fragile health.

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From Indonesia To Singapore: Four Stages Of Pope's Trip

Pope Francis will visit Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore over the next fortnight in his most ambitious trip in 11 years leading the worldwide Catholic Church.

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Catholic Church Scandal In East Timor Raises Concerns

Catholic Church in East Timor faces clergy sexual abuse allegations; victims seek Pope's acknowledgment.

The Independent UK

Takeaways from AP's report on clergy abuse scandal in East Timor ahead of Pope Francis' visit

When Pope Francis makes his trip to Asia's youngest country, East Timor, it will make him the second pope to visit after John Paul in 1989, and the first since the country gained independence from Indonesia in 2002

The Independent UK

Pope Francis is visiting East Timor after a clergy abuse scandal, but will he address it?

When the Vatican acknowledged in 2022 that the Nobel Peace Prize-winning, East Timorese independence hero Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo had sexually abused young boys, it appeared that the global clergy sexual abuse scandal that has compromised the Catholic Church’s credibility around the world had finally arrived in Asia’s newest country

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Ancient humans lived in East Timor 44,000 years ago, archaeologists find

Together with neighbouring Indonesia and Australia, the region is home to some of the oldest evidence of human life.

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Pope Francis To Embark On Longest Papal Trip In September

Pope Francis' upcoming papal trip to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor, and Singapore focuses on interfaith dialogue, climate change, community suppo...

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Pope Francis To Make 12-day Asia Trip In September

Pope Francis will visit Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore in September, the Vatican announced Friday, an ambitious trip that could test the 87-year-old's increasingly fragile health.

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Former Filipino Congressman Arrested In East Timor For Killings

Former Filipino congressman arrested in East Timor for alleged involvement in killings, highlighting challenges of political conflicts and illegal firearms...

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