Francis had touted reconciliation and equality in the Catholic-majority nation, during his tour in the region last year ...

Brandishing his government-gifted medals near a statue of the Virgin Mary in East Timor's capital, ex-rebel Crisanto de Jesus ...

DILI, East Timor (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, once a ...

DILI, East Timor - 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, once a successor is ...

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 ...

Thousands descended on main cathedral for evening mass in the capital Dili, where a giant screen showed Francis' face ...

Pope John Paul II visited East Timor in 1989 when it was under Indonesian ... and she was particularly happy with how he promoted women to senior Vatican positions. In February, Francis appointed ...

Catholic-majority in East Timor held prayers after the death of Pope Francis on Monday, while others refused to accept the news of the late pope’s passing. Pope Francis visited Catholic-majority ...

Just months after Pope Francis visited Catholic-majority East Timor, residents on Tuesday mourned his death with flags at ...

“Welcome to East Timor” signs still lined some streets ... while at Dili’s cathedral men and women wiped their tears away as hymns began. The church was packed to two levels, while ...