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 ...

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 ...

Pope Francis arrived in Dili from Papua New Guinea to open the third leg of his trip through Southeast Asia and Oceania.

Francis is only the second pope to visit the city-state, which has about 210,000 Catholics among its 5.92 million people.

Pope Francis has reached Singapore, the Vatican said on Wednesday, the last destination on the 87-year-old pontiff's 12-day ...

Leste, Pope Francis made the biggest transition of his 12-day trip to Asia and the Pacific, moving from one of the world's ...

Following the farewell ceremony on Friday, the pope took a six-hour flight to Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea, but otherwise had no official engagements in his diary for the day, giving him a ...

Pope posted an apology Sunday after his dismissal. “Last night I let my emotions get the best of me,” he wrote. “For that I want to apologize to my teammates, coaches and Buckeye Nation.

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 ...