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 dollars (£9.1 million), drawing rebuke from activists ...

A video filmed during Pope Francis' visit to East Timor has been shared hundreds of times with a false claim that it shows a ...

An estimated 600,000 people — nearly half of East Timor’s population —- packed a seaside park Tuesday for Pope Francis’ final Mass, held on the same field where St. John Paul II prayed 35 ...

By Sui-Lee Wee Reporting from Dili, East Timor Banners of Pope Francis had been unfurled across Dili, the capital of East Timor, its streets scrubbed and its walls freshly painted. Hundreds of ...

Upon his arrival in the Catholic island of East Timor on Monday, Pope Francis entrusted the new country to the Blessed Virgin Mary, “I entrust East Timor and all its people to the protection of ...

Comfort and challenge from a superstar pope who is still up to the job: Here are seven things that stood out during Francis' ...

Francis drew attacks over clergy sexual abuse, the role of women in the church and his stance on abortion, reflecting ...

Pope Francis' Sept. 2-13 trip to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and Singapore revealed themes of his pontificate ...

A Sept. 27 Vatican statement said the meeting lasted for over two hours, and allowed victims to “bring to the pope their own ...

He urged the international community to do everything possible to halt the fighting. Read more at straitstimes.com.

On September 26, Pope Francis began a four-day visit to the heart of Europe. In Luxembourg, the country with the highest GDP ...