It was a far different atmosphere than when the last pope visited. St. John Paul II came in 1989, when Timor was still an occupied part of Indonesia and fighting for its freedom. After Timorese ...
Pope Francis arrived in Dili from Papua New Guinea to open the third leg of his trip through Southeast Asia and Oceania.
The Mass was held at the site where St. John Paul II, the last pope to visit East Timor, celebrated a historic liturgy in 1989. The park, which was once known as a place where Indonesian troops ...
Almost half the population of East Timor, the most Catholic nation outside Vatican City, attended a Mass presided over by ...
It was a far different atmosphere than when the last pope visited. St. John Paul II came in 1989, when Timor was still an occupied part of Indonesia and fighting for its freedom. As many as ...
DILI, East Timor (AP) — Pope Francis received a raucous welcome Monday as he arrived in East Timor to celebrate its recovery from a bloody and traumatic independence battle, even as he ...
DILI, East Timor (AP) — Pope Francis received a raucous welcome Monday as he arrived in East Timor to celebrate its recovery from a bloody and traumatic independence battle, even as he ...
It was a far different atmosphere than when the last pope visited. St. John Paul II came in 1989, when Timor was still an occupied part of Indonesia and fighting for its freedom. After Timorese ...