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Pope Francis greets people in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) Pope Francis arrives at the ‘Irmas ALMA ...

Before departing East Timor on Wednesday, Pope Francis told a group of young adults he will never forget the smiles he witnessed during his visit to Asia’s youngest and most Catholic country.

Francis landed in Dili, the capital, for a 48-hour stop on his two-week tour through Asia. More than 95% of East Timor’s 1.4 million people are Catholic. Pope John Paul II visited the region in ...

(AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File) Faithful gather at the Esplanade of Taci Tolu during Pope Francis’ apostolic trip to Asia, in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (Willy Kurniawan ...

Vatican estimates at least 600,000 attend Mass, nearly half the population Francis is first pope to visit in 35 years, following John Paul II East Timor is one of two mainly Catholic countries in ...

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So much so that nearly half the population of East Timor gathered Tuesday in a seaside park for Pope Francis’ final Mass in the small Southeast Asian country whose people are deeply Catholic.